In Christ, you are bound. Bound to mercy. Bound to grace. Bound to a God who won’t let you go. And because of that, you are free—gloriously, joyfully free.
06/02/25
The baptized do not celebrate sin—they grieve it.
05/30/25
When Jesus ascends, he does so, bearing gifts for you.
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02/04/18
Jesus came to lay down his life for us. He didn’t come to slip 6’ leashes on the necks of his canine followers. He came to set us free.
02/02/18
We attempt to put God to death as we seek to set ourselves in His place. God loves men, but he will not stand to compete with little gods.
02/01/18
“In a culture that promotes self-interest, children in church learn that something much bigger and more important than themselves is going on in their midst."
01/30/18
I’m a drug addict. Specifically, a recovering drug addict. More specific, a grateful recovering drug addict.
01/30/18
When we talk about love then, let us not talk about ourselves.
01/28/18
We follow the example of creation and her Creator, wasting our love quite prodigally in fulfilling our callings, whether we’re thanked or spurned, applauded or ignored.
01/23/18
God goes to work on us through His Word like a woodcarver chisels a block of wood.
01/18/18
In him, retribution is set aside. Forgiveness comes. A new order begins. Remember that God’s mission will prevail, because grace is in, with, and under the fabric of human history.
01/17/18
Jesus lives amidst the twisted metal and smoking ruins of lives gone bad. It’s where he does his best work. Christ is the ultimate first responder.
01/17/18
In Adam and in us, life has been wrapped in death. But in Jesus, God has wrapped death in life.
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01/11/18
But another possible translation for the Greek word we translate as ‘overcome’ and one maybe more consistent with the context is ‘comprehend.’
01/08/18
God knows our need. He knows how it is to raise unruly children. He is very experienced in dealing with rebellion.
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