Theology & Bible

April 17 | Application

If you survey a crowd about their favorite flowers, crocuses probably won’t make the list. They aren’t tall like sunflowers, elegant like orchids, or fragrant like hyacinths and…

April 10 | Perfect Judgment

The woman poured out her repentance in several ways—weeping (in contrition) over Jesus' feet, letting her hair down so she could use her “glory” as a towel, kissing…

April 10 | Application

They appeared to have nothing in common at all. People treated him like gold and they treated her like dirt . . .

April 3 | Perfect Compassion

He "touched the bier" (somewhat like a casket). This made Jesus unclean. but he immediately destroyed the evidence of uncleanness by raising the young man from the dead.…

April 3 | Application

These days, care is rare. How often do you encounter genuine, unselfish concern for others?

March 27 | Living and Holy Sacrifice

After 11 chapters of doctrine in Romans, Paul shifted his focus to duty in this chapter. . . .

March 27 | Application

Romans 12:1 makes me ask myself, "Am I unreservedly devoted to the Lord? What does it cost me to follow Jesus? . . ."

March 27 | Discovery

How does your choice—to conform or be transformed—affect how you follow Christ?

March 20 | Holy Root, Holy Branches

Did the Old Testament Israelites stumble in their faith? Yes, but did they stumble in an irrecoverable way? Not at all! In fact, God used their stumbling as…

March 20 | Application

We can’t live in the past. Our relationship with God shouldn’t rely on a nostalgic preoccupation with the way things used to be. But we shouldn’t forget the…

March 20 | Discovery

What do you learn about God's sovereignty, grace, and patience from Romans 11:11-32?

March 13 | The Holy Commandment Exposes My Unholiness!

The law was intended to make God’s people holy. In the end, the law underlined their sinfulness.

March 13 | Application

If you base your self-image on what others think about you—or pamper your ego with an inflated sense of self-importance—you’re looking at a contorted mirror.

March 13 | Discovery

How would you summarize the struggle between the desire to do good and the allurement of evil?

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