God can handle grief, rage, and cries for justice. God can handle the victim who cannot yet forgive. God can handle the prayer that comes out jagged and wounded. The good news is that God is holy and merciful enough to handle all our prayers.
08/12/26
But while scholars are right to focus on the bond between Martin and Hans, the evidence of Martin’s own words suggests their relationship may not have been as troubled as some suppose. For Hans Luther was not a cartoon villain but a normal human being attempting to make his way in the world and raise his children to the best of his ability.
08/10/26
Jesus offers something infinitely better. He tells us to put down our gavel—not because sin isn't real, but because the only Judge who has the right to condemn is the very One who was condemned for us.
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09/03/19
“Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl.” Those nine words could serve as the Bible’s subtitle.
09/02/19
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.
08/29/19
After the glory of our flesh has gone the way of wilted grass and faded flowers, and we’ve long forgotten all our efforts at self-justification, the word of the Lord remains.
08/28/19
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.
08/26/19
Biblically speaking, we won’t find much evidence for a preordained spouse.
08/26/19
The question that this text poses for us today is “What does it mean to believe in the resurrection?”
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08/19/19
Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?”
08/13/19
Contrary to what pop-psychology, social media memes, and your sweet grandmother told you, you are not fine just the way you are.
08/12/19
Jesus is still in the business of dividing. He has come to divide us from our sinful thoughts and habits. He has come to divide us from false views of the world and distortions of His Word.
08/08/19
Preaching is simply the verbal bestowal of what Scripture has already given us in written form
08/05/19
The Father knows our needs because he knows everything. This is a comforting thought, but only if He is gracious.
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