1. Realize that God is merciful. God the Father demonstrated his mercy by sending Jesus Christ (God the Son) to die for the sins of the world. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him...
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Its beginnings occurred long ago and its empire has grown, touching every living thing with its poison. Evil is a problem that has intruded upon the universe. And yet, before evil came into the world, an infinitely good God existed. He created the world as...
In December 2015, Larycia Alaine Hawkins, an associate professor at Wheaton College, decided to wear an Islamic head covering as a sign of solidarity with Muslims. She wrote in a Facebook post on December 10: I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a...
The phrase, “union with Christ,” has enjoyed a recent resurgence of interest. This important element of Scripture was something that I only came to understand in part within the last ten years of being a Christian. Until recently, it never really struck me how important...
We tend to imagine God as the “Big Man Upstairs.” He is someone like us, only bigger, smarter, and more powerful. Yet, God is in a class all by himself. In the God of Scripture we find a Lord who is all-powerful and supremely good! This is good...
Talk of sin and grace is out of style. Now, before we attack the culture, secularism, or those other Christians who are not part of our tribe, it’s important to ask two questions: Do I believe in sin and grace as a reality? Do I...
Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to die on a cross for people’s sins? After all, if God is loving, why couldn’t he just forgive everyone instead of putting his Son through all that suffering to make atonement for sin? We find the answer to...
Let’s face it. The Bible is a big book with lots of strange stories and images. It is sometimes difficult to know what anyone should take away from it. The underlying logic seems to escape us. To those on the outside, it seems Christians just pick...
Things are not always what they seem. This is especially true about the way God works in the world. It seems wise to assume that I’ll get out no less—hopefully more—than what I put in, that being either rich or poor is a direct result of hard work or laziness....
Chances are, at least one of your friends or family members doesn’t believe that Jesus was raised from the dead. Here are some suggestions for communicating the most central Christian claim to others—and not only at Easter dinner! 1. The gospel’s effects are deep and wide, so...