God is marked by righteous judgment and staggering mercy. This is good news since sin is our greatest enemy. It entraps our hearts. It infects our rel... Read More
God promises, once again, that elderly Abraham and Sarah will give birth to a son. “That’s Impossible!” we might say. But we will see in this pa... Read More
What does it mean to be blessed? In the face of our own greed and the world’s temptation to define blessing by wealth and possessions, the theme of ... Read More
Where do Christians turn when we’re paralyzed by doubt? How do we help others struggling with doubt? In this text, we encounter an example of doubt ... Read More
This passage, Isaiah 11, helps each of us to understand at the deepest level who we are. But even more importantly, it tells us who the Messiah is, as... Read More
This passage includes some of the most familiar words about Christmas we have. But knowing the words and worshiping the God of whom they speak are two... Read More
Colossians 4:7–18 is the closing of a letter that Paul wrote in chains. He introduces us to ten people–each with a story. Together they form a... Read More
When Paul exhorts redeemed people to fix their minds on things above, he is calling them to send our minds forward to eternity and to leave them there... Read More
God entrusted this mystery of His gospel–the gospel of His Son Jesus Christ–to the apostle Paul, the letter’s author, to proclaim to the... Read More
We have been rescued from the domain of darkness and transferred into the Kingdom of God’s beloved Son, Jesus. We are His redeemed people. We mu... Read More
