Peter exhorts us as exiles to remember that the blood of Christ on the cross has delivered us from futile ways. Instead we have a full and hopeful life, even when we struggle, since Christ rose from the dead. Having been purified by grace through faith, we are called...
There are times when we are overwhelmed and wonder how we will move forward. The disciples felt this way immediately after Jesus' death. However, His resurrection opened their eyes to see that nothing, not even death, can destroy the hope Jesus gives. They were...
The arguments against the historical resurrection of Jesus are philosophical and theological, not based on historical analysis. In other words, there are no good historical reasons to disbelieve that Jesus bodily rose from the dead. But there are philosophical reasons...
What do we do when we're convinced God has let us down? When we're troubled by all the evil he has allowed to happen? When we're convinced he's not held up his end of the bargain in helping us? We put him on trial: we present the evidence and convict...
When God makes a covenant with Israel after they escaped Egypt, he committed himself to it with a covenant cutting ceremony: the blood of an ox was divided in half, with one half thrown toward God (the altar) and the other half thrown toward the people of Israel. In...
From the Garden of Eden on humans have tried to dethrone God. As a response, God becomes one of us. By doing this, God forgives us and heals us so that we can begin to look like God in ways we never could in our rebellion against him. Readings and sermon were...
