The Trinity in Visual Theology
im Challies, blogger and author, is releasing a book later this month titled “Visual Theology: Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God.” …
The Creature’s Psalm
Psalm 131 is a short psalm containing only three verses. And yet, it is crammed full of great creation theology. With brevity, …
The Depths of the Cross
The depths of God are profound and infinite. These depths are unchartered territory for humanity. Paul tells us that only the Spirit …
The Two Sided Conversation of Faith
The life of faith is life before the face of God. Not just portions of our lives (like the parts that look …
Begin Again and Again
Martin Luther had some profound thoughts about the process of transformation we undergo as sinful men justified before God and indwelt by …
The Gospel and Humor
What does the gospel have to do with humor. Tim Keller gives an insightful answer to this question in an article titled: The …
Propitiation: The Gospel in Poem
This poem explores the idea of propitiation in the gospel. Propitiation is the concept of wrath being quenched and replaced with favor. …
Sanctification By Justification
Gerhard Forde defines sanctification as the “art of getting used to justification.” He goes further to describe what growth in godliness looks …
Justification and the Future
What does justification have to do with the day of judgment? Mark Seifrid answers the question well. “The day of judgment has …
Saved By His Life
Ever noticed this phrase in Romans 5:10? “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of …
The Cross and Equal Footing
It has been said that the ground is level at the foot of the cross. Calvary is the great equalizer. It is …
God in the Fray
I was 19 years old when I first stepped foot into a Juvenile Detention Center. It was my freshman year of college. It …
The Considerate God
Working through the gospel of Mark I have been consistently moved by the way Jesus interacts with people. As the God-man he …
Meditating on the Cross with Luther
Luther loved to preach on the benefits of the sacrifice of Christ. If you read through his sermons you will quickly find …
Jesus, the Whole and Complete Savior
The plan of salvation was an eternal purpose in the mind and heart of the Triune God prior to the creation of …
Gospel and Flood
What does the gospel have to do with the flood? It does not seem like the language of “good news” and world …
How do I Finish Well?
How can we live in a way that people will say good things about us when we’re gone?
Absorbing the Pain of Others
Compassion at heart is to suffer with someone, to enter their pain, shoulder their suffering and walk with them in their valley. Stanley …
The Glory and Garbage of the Universe
Blaise Pascal, theologian from the 1600’s, captured in his writings the paradox of being an image-bearer and a sinner in a cursed …
Dead Men Don’t Change People
The resurrection of Christ was the prelude to his ascension. The same Jesus that lived on this earth in bodily form was raised …
Justification: The Gospel in Poem
This is a poem about the gospel and justification. It seeks to articulate what Christ has done on our behalf to make …
Compassion as Rebellion
Pain is a constant in human existence. This regularity necessitates response, which in time becomes habitual. We develop a particular posture toward pain and a way of …
Gospel Irony in the Story of Joseph
As we saw in the last post, the story of Joseph is an incredible narrative of forgiveness. This being the case, we …
Freedom For Slavery
Paradox lies at the heart Christian faith. Strength is found in weakness, the first will be last and losing life is how we …