July 31, 2023
A Work of Heart
God’s heart of compassion provides a remedy for our sin.
Articles for tag: Cross Of Jesus
October 18, 2021
A Rooster Reminder
Every time he heard a rooster crow, did Peter choose to be reminded, “I messed up, but I am forgiven”?
August 20, 2019
Washed, Sanctified, Justified
By Stuart Powell As Christians, we must choose how to express ourselves. We all are tempted to display the sins in our relationships with people inside and outside of the faith. Paul wrote about this battle in his letter to the believers in Corinth: Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals, thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God. Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and
January 24, 2014
Power, Forgiveness, and Suffering
By LeRoy Lawson My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013 Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1994, 1995 What Shall We Say? Evil, Suffering, and the Crisis of Faith Thomas Long Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2011 What books do you take along for vacation? Last summer Joy and I had a rare treat. Marshall Hayden invited us to be a part of a group he led for a cruise on the Mediterranean. (You can adjust!) In exchange for a few lectures, our sailing was
August 29, 2012
Refreshments Are Served
A little girl's misunderstanding of Communion reveals a beautiful truth: the Lord's Supper offers spiritual refreshment through Christ's sacrifice, God's compassion, and the promise of eternal life in his presence.
