Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time for everything under heaven. But God has also placed eternity in our hearts, and that makes us strange creatures: able to rejoice in this life yet always aching for a life that only Christ can give.
08/28/26
What does it take to draw near to God? It takes a perfect priest, a finished work, and a broken body to open the way. In short, it takes everything, which is exactly what Christ has given for you.
08/26/26
Christianity need not retreat from investigation. Its central claim is that the Word became flesh, entered history, was crucified, and on the third day rose from the dead. That is not an embarrassment to be overcome. It is the claim we have been given to declare and defend.
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11/17/20
Jesus overcame sin, death, and Satan on the cross. His bloody suffering and death marked this sinful world's defeat.
11/17/20
If you get out your red-letter bible and just read the red letters, as I did today, you're in for a shock. When you read just his words, Jesus seems harsh and pretty ticked off most of the time!
11/16/20
Heaven is Miller Time. Heaven is the party in the streaming sunlight of the world’s final afternoon.
11/15/20
What does the return of the Lord Jesus in judgment mean for me now in the face of all the real-life verdicts that I have to face?
11/15/20
In this context where death looms large, Jesus reveals a kingdom where life looms even larger.
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11/15/20
The resurrection of Jesus was the moment when the one true God appointed the Man through whom the whole cosmos would be brought back into its proper order. A man got us into this mess; the Man would get it out again.
11/15/20
The “New David” will manifest the power of the LORD and will not set Himself in opposition as did the false shepherds.
11/13/20
Jesus has the best Dad ever, but He doesn’t keep His Dad all to himself. Jesus shares His Heavenly Father with everyone who believes in Him.
11/13/20
Although theirs is an impressive show of faith, the display of God’s faithfulness to them is far greater. After all, faith is only as strong as the object in which it is placed.
11/12/20
God's justice is marked and measured by sacrificial love, not power as the world defines it.
11/11/20
Unlike human marriage, which is marred by sin, Jesus never seeks to divorce us due to irreconcilable differences.
11/10/20
“Unveiling Mercy: 365 Daily Devotions on Insights from Old Testament Hebrew” by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2020) is now available for purchase.
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