Suffering is inevitable. The key is to know how to handle it. For the Christian, the results of all suffering – shame, despair, and anxiety – are to be countered by a renewed focus on the faithfulness and love of God and the community of Christ's body....
In 1 Peter 3:13-22, Peter outlines the ways we can mirror Jesus' saving acts to the world around us in the midst of our own personal suffering. The ability to do this comes from the baptismal reality of Jesus' resurrection. Readings and sermon were delivered...
The New Testament is full of echoes of important Old Testament texts, but 1 Peter 2:2-10 packs a number of these colorful and evocative allusions into a particularly dense set of verses. After commanding the reader to long for the pure spiritual milk, Peter proceeds...
Jesus' death does two things: it redeems us from sin and it provides an example for how we are to suffer for doing good. When Christians follow this path the world around them gets a chance to see what Jesus really looks like – the God who willingly suffers...
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...
