Has anyone told you they would do something – then failed to do it?
We all experience such disappointments time and again. Why?
The person may have lied, making a promise while having no intention of carrying …
Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for …
What is the defining question that someone who would be a disciple of Jesus must answer? Jesus’ interaction with Peter in John 21:15–19 points us to the answer.
In John 21:15–19, we see one of the …
6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that …
No event in history is more important than the cross of Jesus Christ. Yet the world around us distracts us from this great act of love and justice, of mercy and punishment. Thus we need …
To Fear or Not To Fear, That Is the Question – Matthew 10:24-33
Wil Hester
(Note: This devotion has been slightly modified from a devotion I gave last week on 3/11/24 at Billy Graham)
Most of us know that found throughout the Bible is, the command “Do not fear.” It’s an …
Last week I highlighted the scandalous nature of the gospel. There, we saw that the gospel is scandalous in that not only is righteous, innocent Jesus condemned to die, but also, via his cross and …
In D.A. Carson’s 2010 book Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus, he observes four ironies of the cross: (1) At the cross Jesus the King is mocked as king, (2) At the cross Jesus …
12 What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
Psalm 116:12–13
What are the benefits the …
You are My God – I Cannot Be My Own Master: Augustine on Psalm 143
Coty Pinckney
In all the works of God then, and in meditation on all the works of God, introduces grace, he commends grace, he boasts that he has found grace, the grace whereby we are …
In the month of January we focused as a church on our identity as images of God. We learned that we are not simply bearing the image of God we are the image of God. …
What exactly does it mean to be made in God’s image? An image of yourself is what you see when you stand in front of a mirror. God is the object in the biblical creation …
