We can’t remove our crosses or the reality of our deaths. Only Jesus can.
02/17/26
People everywhere, every day, feel God’s wrath—and not as merely an afterlife threat but as a present reality.
02/16/26
Faith, for Peter, is not suspended in religious abstraction. It is tied to something that happened in time and space.
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02/27/25
God is a judge, but unlike you, God is just!
02/21/25
Polycarp’s faith, life, writings, and even his death revealed the fruit of faith and love grafted into his heart by Christ the Vine.
02/20/25
In the upside-down wisdom of God, the place of the cross becomes the place of life, absolution, and triumph.
02/13/25
This is an excerpt from Ditching the Checklist: Assurance of Salvation for Evangelicals (and Other Sinners) by Mark Mattes (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 5-7.
02/10/25
Luther’s famous treatise contains great consolation for Christians struggling with grace, suffering, and hope.
01/23/25
By the end of this prayer of wrestling, David finally has the strength to claim victory over his lying enemies.
01/21/25
There is a “re” involved with baptism, but unlike the Anabaptists, it’s not a “re-do,” but a “re-turn" or a “re-member.”
01/10/25
The gospel gives us faith, hope, and love, all of which proceed from Christ’s death and resurrection.
12/25/24
Belief at Christmas is neither neat nor safe. It is the path that leads to the manger and, from there, to the cross.
12/18/24
Jesus rests in a manger in the days to come, but don’t be fooled.
12/13/24
While Christmas may or may not have pagan roots, it will certainly have a pagan future if Christians lose sight of what it is all about.
12/04/24
The crucified and risen Christ comes to renew, restore, and build up.
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