Good Friday Reading Recommendations
Good Friday is a crucial day, not only of the year, but also for world history. Since Jesus’ death, Christians have proclaimed the cross and resurrection of Jesus to be […]
Jesus’ Last Words
On Good Friday each year we take some time to meditate on the depth of Jesus’ sacrifice for us in suffering a humiliating, bloody death by crucifixion. It’s a time […]
What’s “Good” About Good Friday?
Why do we call Good Friday “good,” when it is a such dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus? For Christians, Good Friday is a crucial […]
Why Did Jesus Die?
The Christian faith is centered on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But what was the purpose of his death? According to the Bible, Jesus Christ is the culmination […]
The Bull’s-Eye Of The Gospel
There was a woman named Kathy who swiped credit cards in a cafeteria at the University of Virginia, where I used to teach. Everyone who ate there knew her, because […]
Why Jesus Wants You To Lose Hope
In Mark 10, a young rich man eagerly comes to Jesus. He is a winner who does not want to give up trying to win. The good thing about him […]
Jesus Saves Sinners For God’s Glory
The Latin word sola means “alone” or “only.” The Five Solas are five Latin phrases (or slogans) that emerged during the Protestant Reformation and that summarize the Reformers’ basic theological […]
God Was Reconciling The World To Himself
In 2 Corinthians 5, the Apostle Paul sums up the big picture of God’s mission with one key word: reconcile. THE RECONCILED BECOME RECONCILERS God did two things for Paul. […]
B.B. Warfield Says Jesus Has Emotions Too
In his article “The Emotional Life of Our Lord,” B.B. Warfield begins: “It belongs to the truth of our Lord’s humanity, that he was subject to all sinless human emotions.” It […]
Did Jesus Stand Us Up?
Jesus was supposed to return at 6pm in your time zone on May 21, 2011. If you are reading this either you were “left behind” or he didn’t come back. […]