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In this passage we find King David’s sentimental, anemic love for his rebellious son Absalom reaching a head. In these verses David’s unde... Read More
Jesus’s resurrection is a guarantee that the suffering we experience in this life, disasters in nature, disease and death in our bodies, and sin... Read More
The King has Died on behalf of his people. Jesus tasted the full measure of death so we merely experience a glancing blow. He tasted death for us so t... Read More
Here’s the image for us to latch onto. Do our hearts long for a present shadow or future substance? Are we hungry for the present foretaste or the f... Read More
When Saul calls David, who unbeknownst to him has been anointed to replace him as king, to join his court, we begin to see the contrast between these ... Read More
Here’s Jonah’s problem: he wants God’s mercy for himself and God’s judgment for others. Jonah’s problem isn’t unique to him. Jonah 4 shoul... Read More
God’s abounding love is in perfect harmony with his commitment to judge sinners and sin. God’s promise of judgment includes an offer of mercy. And... Read More
As he writes in chains, awaiting his verdict, Paul acknowledges that there are two choices before him—life and death. They aren’t really his choic... Read More
In our passage, Yahweh, the one true God, summons the people of Israel to Mt. Sinai, “the mountain of God,” where He intends to give them ... Read More
The Israelites stand on the far side of the Red Sea. God has just delivered them through the water and destroyed their enemies. What do the Israelites... Read More
Death introduces weariness into God’s creation. We groan because of it. Even for Christians, for whom death has lost ultimate sting; death can be cr... Read More
Peter promises trials now (this life) but glory then (meaning eternity). Are you willing to wait? Peter simply repeats what he heard Jesus say. Jesus ... Read More
As followers of Christ and sojourners, we are called to turn our eyes upon Jesus; for in doing so, we find ourselves aligned with His will, we maintai... Read More
A righteous life—a life marked by obedience to God and faith in His Word, no matter how unpopular it might be—will always draw attention–of ... Read More
We have all sat under the authority of unjust leaders. You might be in a situation like that now. Sometimes there is a godly way to remove ourselves f... Read More
The world has always divided over Jesus. Peter presents Jesus as the eternal rock for all who trust Him and the stumbling block for all who reject Him... Read More
I wonder if you feel as weary of the darkness as I do? Darkness is a result of our sin. It shows up in disobedience, disease, disaster, and death. Thi... Read More
Our stories—crippled by grief as they are—will not end with death. Death will not have the final word. Death will not be the victor. Our grief-str... Read More
Left to our own devices, and our own desires, and our own direction, we would wander through this life aimlessly and dangerously, without sight—and ... Read More
In a massive show of self-revelation, Jesus defends Himself before the Jews. He’ll thunderously assert that He’s the giver of life and executor of... 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
The opening question of our psalm this morning, “Why do the nations rage?” is as relevant today as it was when it was written thousands of... Read More
God has promised a homeland to his people. This was key to the promises God made to Abraham. Yet, Abraham thought of himself as a sojourner looking to... Read More
What we find here is an account of God moving toward humanity in the darkest of circumstances. He doesn’t turn away from us. He moves toward us with... Read More
