In John 20:24–31, Jesus pursues a skeptical disciple, Thomas, unto belief. And like a tender shepherd, He meets Thomas where he is. Jesus graciously... Read More
In John 19, Jesus is alienated so we who believe can be reconciled as God promised. While Jesus suffers visible human execution, He also suffers the i... Read More
John tells us three times that Jesus was troubled in spirit, yet in John 14 Jesus twice tells his disciples, “Do not let your heart be troubled&... Read More
Jesus arrives as the King with a mission to die for all peoples. Will we respond with whole-hearted devotion, half-hearted devotion, or unbelief? ... Read More
Our culture compels us to create our own self-identity yet Jesus calls His followers to discover their identity from outside of themselves and in unio... Read More
In a conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus holds forth the necessity of second birth. Without that second, spiritual birth, one cannot enter God’s ... Read More
Desperate hope. That’s the message of Psalm 130. Our sin created a desperate need. But God has ensured abundant redemption through the forgivene... Read More
People who submit to God as King passionately praise Him. We have a king, a master, an ultimate heart treasure to whom we submit and praise. If God, t... Read More
All of us need to learn how to habitually reframe our lives. We are all either building a discouraging frame of reference laced with half-truths and n... Read More
How could God ask Abraham to kill his own son? To help us see how much our redemption cost God. It cost God something to secure our freedom from the p... Read More
