1. The cross not only stands as the measure of our hatred of God but also as the measure of God’s love for us.
  2. God chose Russell Brand, chose to defy his fast-escaping life and drink up all his swift-running sin in the River Thames.
  3. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  4. The lack of history surrounding Psalm 130 allows it to endure as universally appealing even for our seasons of hopelessness and despair when we’re in “the depths.”
  5. For you who are struggling to navigate grief, to cope with pain, or breathe through anxiety, the gospel announces that there is a person whose heart throbs for you.
  6. In Israel today, it's still possible to witness the same scene the disciples saw 2000 years ago when the Bedouin shepherds bring their flocks home from various pastures at the end of the day.
  7. When Jesus appeared again to his disciples on that first Easter evening and again a week later with Thomas and the Emmaus disciples, what did Jesus show them? His hands.
  8. Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
  9. For Paul, the hope of the resurrection was the ultimate antidote whenever his circumstances tempted him to despair or to "lose heart."
  10. Don’t get in the habit (or, if you already do it, get out of the habit) of saying, “I could never talk about these things the way my pastor does.”
  11. This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst
  12. The relationship with God through Christ and renewal in his image in Christ cannot be taken away or compromised through suffering.