1. A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
  2. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  3. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  4. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  5. Nothing moves or drives Paul more than preaching about “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
  6. 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.
  7. I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
  8. His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
  9. “So loved,” then isn’t about how much but instead simply how.
  10. Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
  11. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.
  12. The gospel's message is the scandalous announcement that Yahweh has stooped to our frame, to where we are.