The Five Solas of the Reformation
The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century changed Christianity forever. Roused to action by the corruption and abuses they saw in the Roman Catholic church of the time, visionary pastors and […]
The Father of Fathers
As we approach Father’s Day, it is worth stepping back and considering the original father, God the Father, “from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named” (Eph. […]
How ‘Love God And Others’ Is A Backward Gospel
Sometimes you hear people say that the gospel message is “Love God, love others.” It sounds nice, but it’s all backward. “Love God and love others” is not a summary […]
Grace All The Way
There is a damaging idea floating around that says, “God saved you, now what are you going to do for him?” This is a recipe for failure. If you come […]
Every Knee Will Bow
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven […]
Will God Be Faithful?
Psalm 22 contains some of the most heart-wrenching cries to God recorded in all of the Psalms. God himself is on trial and David asks, “Will God remain faithful?” This is […]
How Grace Motivates
Many leaders have it all wrong. Rather than trying to motivate the people they lead, they just need to stop demotivating them. This is crucial for leaders to learn, or else […]
How Good Is Good Enough?
“A person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by […]
Firstborn of the Dead?
At the beginning of the book of Revelation, John writes this greeting to the churches he’s addressing: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and […]
The Day Jesus Died
The day that Jesus died—the day we remember as Good Friday—goes down in the history of the world as a day of great suffering, when Jesus Christ endured the weight of […]