He doesn’t consume us, even though that is what we deserve. Instead, Jesus comes down to us and consumes all our sin by taking it on himself.
10/01/25
This article is the first part of a two-part series. The second part will take a look at when pastors abuse their congregations.
09/30/25
The following entries are excerpts from Chad Bird’s new book, Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of the Psalms (1517 Publishing, 2025), pgs. 311 and 335
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08/20/17
He’s the Grandpa who goes on and on about how delicious these mud pies are that we present to him. He laughs, honestly and sincerely, at our stupid jokes.
08/15/17
The Christian Church is one of the last refuges in modern American society where people who have perpetrated or suffered trauma and violence can gather together to receive the truth about themselves.
08/08/17
We were created by our heavenly Father to receive all things from Him as free gift.
08/04/17
The idea is that Jesus has called His church to make disciples, and since the church doesn’t look much like the One they are following, the people need to be changed.
07/31/17
She heard it before, but looking around she struggles to see how it matters.
07/29/17
For every child in a mother’s womb, the whole host of heaven and earth, indeed God himself, intercedes.
07/25/17
You can see it far off, looming on the horizon, a thick fog menacing off the coast and swirling in the distance. You know the signs.
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07/25/17
In Christ we are already dead to sin and the eternal consequences of sin. “There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,” writes Paul (Romans 8:1).
07/19/17
Renowned Scottish philosopher, writer, and historian Thomas Carlyle once quipped, “The History of the World [is] the Biography of Great Men.”
07/18/17
One of my favorite things to do in the summer is read out under the shade of my backyard tree. There, I have a reclining chair and small little side table.
07/14/17
It’s a subject that for some comes up every 4th of July. How does the American Revolution square with Romans 13?
07/13/17
If God is God, He doesn’t need anyone to defend Him. Nor does He need anyone to march for Him.
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