The way of the cross is the actual way of victory. Jesus absorbs the worst of what humanity and even the devil can do to him, and he spurns the shame of it all.
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07/16/25
The IRS says churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit. But just because they can doesn’t mean they should.
07/15/25
Chapter 3 of Habakkuk, which is often referred to as “the Psalm of Habakkuk,” is a song of catharsis, relief, faith, and profound emotion.
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05/26/25
The Church needs mystics again. Not fringe figures, but saints ablaze with love.
05/14/25
The women at the tomb were surprised by Easter. Amazed and filled with wonder at Jesus' Easter eucatastrophe. And so are we.
05/08/25
Christ does not hide his wounds. He offers them.
04/30/25
This is a fine addition to Jon Guerra's growing discography, and I look forward to hearing what new songs his continued contemplations will produce.
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04/03/25
The Psalm now is this: as Christ suffered and then was exalted, so we are also in him.
03/26/25
Sometimes the old story is the one we need to hear again and again.
02/25/25
Despite the mathematical incongruity, the church confesses that Christ is one hundred percent human and one hundred percent divine.
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02/12/25
In the liturgy, Christ is present, self-giving, and ever-addressing his people.
02/04/25
The story being told in the film is not Bonhoeffer’s story. It’s not the Confession Church’s story. Nor is it the story of the German resistance against Hitler. It is a completely fictional story of Hollywood.
01/30/25
There is no one — not now, not ever — who cannot be included in the family of God through the efficacy of Christ’s saving power.
01/27/25
Jesus, the true Bridegroom, erases that mistake by his own compassionate, saving act. Isn’t this also a picture of the gospel?
01/23/25
By the end of this prayer of wrestling, David finally has the strength to claim victory over his lying enemies.
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