How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?
As soon as people understand what crucifixion means, the cross becomes offensive.
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Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
Hidden beneath the sinner is a glorious saint. Jesus has declared it to be so in your baptism.
Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
For Christians, Advent is the time when the Church patiently prepares for the coming of the Great King, Jesus the Christ.
The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
You are a child of God. You’re blameless, holy, perfect, and righteous. Don’t feel that way? Too bad. God is greater than your heart.
Whatever else may be said about the Last Day it consists of these two inseparable things: Christ’s coming and His kingdom people being gathered to Him.
The name of God invites us on a journey to see how God will remain present with his people, listen to their cries for salvation, know their sufferings in such an intimate way so as to incarnate them in Christ.
The words of Jesus shine with a graceful brilliance among the broken fragments of this world.