Introduction After traveling around the last few weeks it feels good to get back into the rhythm of things. And in the spirit of that I thought I should open with a Lord of the Rings reference. One of my favorite parts of The Lord of the Rings isn’t actually in the films. After Frodo…
Introduction In his book, Idols for Destruction, historian Herbert Schlossberg writes, “The Bible can be interpreted [indeed, all of history can be interpreted] as a string of God’s triumphs disguised as disasters… The Kingdom of God advances from triumph to triumph, with all of them disguised as disasters.” Case and point—the cross of Christ. That…
ROMANS 8:28 (ESV)And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:18-25 (ESV) 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him…
Creation is waiting for the church to become what it already is in Christ—the restored sons of God who take dominion over the world in righteousness until the final resurrection reveals that glory in fullness.
Introduction This week I found myself filled with rage and filled with hope on the same day. Friday before I went to the Charlie Kirk prayer vigil, I came across a video of some “Christian leaders” (one of which created the cartoon Veggie Tales) saying that Charlie was not a Christian martyr and that he…
Romans 2:6-11 (ESV) 6 He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. 9 There will…
Colossians 1:24-29 (ESV) 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you,…
Introduction If I were to ask you what it means to be human, you would likely say something like, to be imperfect. We say that, don’t we? When we make a mistake, we say things like, “I’m only human…” And by that we mean that we are imperfect. And as Christians, we know that at…
John 17:20-23 (ESV) 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent…