We are saved by grace through faith. Grace is God’s part—God moved first. God sent Jesus, acted in history, and accomplished redemption through the gospel. The cross was not our […]
June 19, 2026 Before We Begin. It’s almost Father’s Day 2026. What rises in your mind as you bite into that thought? What visions erupt in your imagination? Where in […]
Editor’s Note: Students of the Bible have often found themselves confounded by how to interpret sections of the book of Revelation. A handful of interpretive approaches have arisen, each of […]
June 17, 2026 If indisputable footage of alien life were released to the public, would the Christian faith continue on, to use a biblical phrase, “with all boldness and without […]
Is it a siiiiin to get a tattoo? You have to say “sin” with a higher pitch, furrowed brow, and contorted mouth to get the real effect of that question. […]
June 15, 2026 Last week social media buzzed about the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) vote on women serving as pastors. Specifically, the SBC voted to “not affirm, appoint, or endorse […]
What is the gospel? It may be the most important word in Scripture. Gospel means “good news.” Not good advice, not religious tips, not moral improvement. Good news is an […]
Recently, I was shopping around for a new car (and by new, I mean used, but new to me). I am not much of a car guy, but it was […]
Going east from Pergamum along the river, then south through some hills, you would then go into the long valley of Lycus. It would be a 40-mile journey and then […]
Josh and Emily have been in your small group for nearly two years. Because you have laughed, cried, and prayed together almost every Sunday night, you and your spouse have […]
In 1985, Neil Postman published his seminal book on technology and cultural analysis, Amusing Ourselves to Death. How might Postman guide us in this era of social media and artificial […]
From the Introduction: I remember the day we made the decision to not pursue starting the church we had moved halfway across the nation to plant. Even though we had […]
What hills are worth dying on? What hills are worth living on? If we do not answer these questions clearly, we will either fight about everything or stand for nothing. […]
You want to know a surprisingly powerful two-word prayer you can pray each day? We find it in Psalm 139:23 (NIV): “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me […]
What does it mean to call Jesus “Christ,” and what difference does it make to answer that question correctly? That question is what lies at the heart of a new […]
Have you ever heard someone say something like, “The Church was never meant to be an institution”? I have been hearing statements like this thrown around more and more, and […]
