When we consider our own end, it will not bring us into a final wrestling match with the messenger of God, but into the embrace of the Messiah of God.
What do such callings look like? They are ordinary and everyday.
This is the third in a series meant to let the Christian tradition speak for itself, the way it has carried Christians through long winters, confusion, and joy for centuries.

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We would expect Jesus to be delighted people have responded to the master’s invitation. Instead, Jesus asks these people to reconsider whether they should be following Him or not.
As we do in daily life, so we have done in our reading of the Bible: we have placed ourselves at the center, and Christ at the periphery.
Biblically speaking, we won’t find much evidence for a preordained spouse.
The question that this text poses for us today is “What does it mean to believe in the resurrection?”
Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?”
We confuse our success and failures with God’s judgment of us.
It wasn’t that I didn’t love. I loved deeply, but I was also aware of the much deeper reservoir of self-love that kept me from ever loving fully.
Contrary to what pop-psychology, social media memes, and your sweet grandmother told you, you are not fine just the way you are.
I don't remember a time not knowing I was a sinner. Seriously, I've always understood that Christ died for me.
Preaching is simply the verbal bestowal of what Scripture has already given us in written form
The following is an excerpt from “Let the Bird Fly” written by Wade Johnston (1517 Publishing, 2019).
These new texts and manuscripts, while not altering the message of the text, can give us better insight into particular historical and grammatical issues.