The wicked emperor, Andronikos, thought he could manipulate a human prophecy in order to save his kingdom. If only he understood which blood saves!
The same words of hope and peace that were entrusted to Israel are available to all, to “everyone who believes” (Acts 10:43).
No one is harder to convert than a religious expert.

All Articles

The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.
Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
Past, present, and future are tied together in Christ.
My fear of this coming darkness only lasts a moment.
We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
Reading includes, on some level, striving. Hearing, on the other hand, remains passive.
Love is pointing to Jesus who said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
God has the power to take that which is small, that which is overlooked, that which is despised, and use it to create something wonderful.
I hope your people expect and even demand this of you. But how we proclaim the central message, that can (and probably should) vary.
The further up and further into the season of Epiphany we get, the bigger the grace of God in Christ is, the brighter the Light of Christ shines, and the more blessed we are in Jesus' epiphany for us.
Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.