Exploring Forgiveness
When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, he gave them what has become known as the Lord’s Prayer. In that prayer we …
Desperation and the Design of the World
Why were you born into your family? Why were you born at a certain point in history? Why were you born in …
The Gift of God in the Book of Lamentations
The presence of Lamentations in the Bible points us to the kindness and graciousness of our God. The simple fact that you …
You Deceived Me
“You deceived me and I was deceived.” These are the honest words of Jeremiah directed toward the Sovereign God (Jer 20:7, see …
The Eternal Generation of the Son: Unveiling the Inner Life of God
The theme of the eternal generation of the Son explores the mystery of the eternal relationship between the Father and the Son …
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Why Read?
We live in a time where reading is on the decline. According to one study, 24% of American’s have not read a …
Masculinity and Owning our Guilt
In Luther’s lecture on Romans, taught between 1515-1516, we are given a helpful description of a true man. In a discussion on …
The God Who Suffers
One of the most comforting things about God is his compassion, how he runs to us in our pain not away from …
Divine Mystery: Investigating the Unfathomable Depths of God’s Nature
Divine mystery invites us to explore the vast and unsearchable nature of God. Mystery affirms that an infinite God cannot be fully …
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The Faith of Jesus
Jesus believed in God in the face of his death. He believed that he would be raised from the dead because God …
He is Coming Back: The Hope of the Parousia
The theme of the Parousia, often referred to as the Second Coming of Christ, stands as a pivotal doctrine in Christian eschatology. …
The Death of Death: The Assurance of the Resurrection
The theme of the resurrection stands as a cornerstone of Christian faith, representing the ultimate victory over death through the power of …
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The Sign of Jonah
I love the book of Jonah. I resonate with the fractured obedience of the missionary prophet. I am grateful for the theme …
Reconciliation: A Poem
In the last few posts we have explored the theme or reconciliation throughout the New Testament. This is a poem that tries …
Cosmic Reconciliation
In the last two posts the theme of reconciliation has progressively widened. We have moved from the reconciliation of the individual to …
Horizontal Reconciliation
Sin destroys relationship. This is the fundamental conviction of reconciliation. We briefly explored in the last post how sin ruptures our relationship …
Reconciled to God
The first dimension of reconciliation is the vertical angle. Man was created for relationship with his Maker. Sin has ruptured and destroyed …
A Fatherless World
Helmut Thielicke once said that, “the history of the world is the story of humanity without a Father.” This is true at …
The sufficiency of the Gospel for sharing the Gospel
When Paul wanted the church to preach the gospel he preached the gospel to the church. This is one of the many …
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Compatibilism: Fusing Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom
The theme of compatibilism discusses the interplay between God’s sovereignty and human freedom and guides us to understand the coexistence of these …
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Chosen and Assured
The New Testament uses many diverse terms and images to describe our new identity in relationship to God, which comes as a …
The Uniqueness of Your Soul
Just like every snowflake is created with its own unique shape so it is with our souls. Every soul that has ever …
The Gospel and the Ground
All themes in the Bible connect to the gospel. Since the last few posts have been on the ground, it is worth …
You, Me and the Ground (Part 3)
The last two posts have demonstrated our intimate connection to the ground as creatures. In this post, I draw out some further …