The Bible isn’t a set of moral examples or religious insights. It’s the record of God’s saving work, fulfilled in Christ, delivered now through words spoken and heard.
02/05/26
Ultimately, Scripture does not confront fear with commands. It confronts fear with a promise.
02/04/26
The Scriptures consistently speak about sanctification as a sure gift for the Christian.
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09/25/18
Would you go to the church on the corner knowing that the pastor is an ex-con?
09/20/18
Jesus cuts right to the chase when it comes to the evil one. He calls the devil “a liar and the father of lies,”
08/28/18
I told him that God does not have two types of sheep. God does not have a fold of black, and another white. God only has a fold made up entirely of black sheep because He knows the truth about us.
08/19/18
Don’t say you’re beyond hope, for there is not one beyond God. Don’t say you’ve done too much evil, for there is no wrong bigger than God’s heart of forgiveness.
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08/09/18
The only obedient son is shunned so that the disobedient one may return. Why? Because God loves sinners. He doesn’t leave them alone.
08/01/18
Life is certainly unfair. But in Christ, at least in part, we rejoice at such a notion. Grace, that great descriptor of God’s devotion, is a word that only finds its purpose, only exists at all, because it exists as a response to guilt.
07/18/18
Our complaints about God's grace always sound the same: "It was good to see him in church with his son this morning.
07/18/18
We too believe that we can be just like God, perhaps even by helping God to be a God in our image.
07/09/18
Why confess sin? Is it so we can get rewarded by God? A little extra grace or material good for our troubles, maybe.
07/02/18
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” But the fool also says in his heart, “There are many gods.” And we, dear friends, are the fools.
06/28/18
The author, Flannery O'Connor, said, "All I can say about my love of God is, Lord help me in my lack of it."
06/25/18
Led by God’s Word we can grasp why this gap exists, grows, and threatens us. Simply put, we don’t take sin seriously. We don’t take the effects of our sinful rebellion on all of creation seriously.
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