TOPIC INDEXThe Cross (31)

  1. Following the Trail of Blood: Words for the Church as Reformation Looms Nigh

    book
    10/23/13
    14 mins
    By Chad Bird
    O such is the crumbling fortress of the god of this world, but how it entices our flesh! For it looks like a house of candy to the Hansels and Gretels who wander through this world.

  2. The Unjust Steward and the Just Savior: A Sermon on Luke 16

    book
    09/18/13
    12 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Yes, He knows all—not only the sins you remember and are ashamed of, but also those you have forgotten and even those you never knew you committed.

  3. David, Bathsheba, and Jesus: Who Was the Greatest Sinner?

    book
    06/07/13
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    What kind of fool does what David did? What kind of fool ignores the riches spilling out of his pockets to steal the only penny a poor man has?

  4. "Fool Me Once....Fool Me Twice"

    book
    03/10/13
    11 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Not only does he give them a fourth chance; he risks the very life of his son in doing so. There lay three of his servants, with blackened eyes and broken bones, scarred by cuts and abrasions, and he imagines things will go better for his son?

  5. Sermons That'll Get You Killed: A Reflection on Luke 4:22-30

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    01/21/13
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    He had a way with words, this Preacher, a way that well-nigh sent Him plummeting headlong down a nearby cliff. What got Him in trouble was quite simply telling the truth – always a dangerous activity, for men prefer that you lie to them, especially if the truth exposes them for what they are.

  6. Cobwebbed Beauty

    book
    11/14/12
    5 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Our hearts are half Amish at times, hankering to live in the past, for we dislike the present or fear the future. But therein lies a grave danger, for nostalgia can easily become the gateway drug to despair.

  7. My Three-Year-Old Daughter's Sermon: Baptism Theology at Its Finest

    book
    10/24/12
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Sometimes, the best sermons aren’t preached by preachers at all.