What Israel’s story makes painfully obvious is that following the Lord is a lifelong lesson in “I believe, but help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24).
04/08/26
Faith holds on to the truth of who Jesus is revealed to be, despite our sometimes incongruent experience with God.
04/07/26
This is an excerpt from the first chapter of A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 1-3.
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04/14/17
The story of Christ crucified has a happy ending. Jesus has conquered the grave. He beat the death rap.
04/13/17
Jesus is many things. He’s an example. He’s a teacher. He’s a great thinker and philosopher. But He’s also so much more, and He’s one thing above all else: He is Jesus, Savior.
04/12/17
The creation is one of God’s good gifts and being cut off from nature and wild places, as we often are in the modern world, is probably not so good for us.
04/11/17
Like her Lord, the Church has dirt under her nails, the smell of coffin wood on her clothes, and a hunger in her belly.
04/07/17
If he was not flesh, who was hung on the cross? And if he was not God, who shook the earth from its foundations?
04/07/17
He reminds them how his love is truly marvelous and unconditional, but then, he looks them in the eyes, and says they ought to do better because of his love.
04/05/17
I have to admit, there are times that I'm still completely susceptible to self-serving salvation projects.
04/04/17
Last night was one of those nights when I had an unscheduled 3:00 a.m. Life Assessment session.
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04/03/17
What on God’s green earth does dynamite, a chemical explosive, have to do with the Gospel of Christ?
04/01/17
The God whose Spirit hovered over the face of the dark, formless, void waters of the infant creation, now walks upon the waters of the sea like a boss.
03/31/17
Sacrifice is the beating heart of the Scriptures, but also of our Christian faith.
03/30/17
This had been a lonely year, though. She could keep herself busy for a while with friends and she could distract herself for a few weekends by leaving town, but something was definitely missing.
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