When we despair of ourselves, we repent of these self-justifying schemes and allow ourselves to be shaped by God, covered in Christ’s righteousness, and reborn with a new heart.
This is the first in a series of articles entitled “Getting Over Yourself for Lent.” We’ll have a new article every week of this Lenten Season.
We can’t remove our crosses or the reality of our deaths. Only Jesus can.

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What does professional wrestling and preaching have in common?
Do our petitions move God?
Epiphany—is for the Gentiles, those who were once not God’s people, but who now, by the grace of God in Christ have become the people of God
What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
Amy Mantravadi shares about the importance and influlnce of Martin Chemitz in the predestination controversy.
How’s your ticker?
When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
The Jews were living the script for a Western movie when Jesus showed up. The enemies of God were running the town
Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger
This feast is the Gospel, “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”
Paul has zero patience for the gospel of God to be called into question, especially when the ones questioning it are the ones who should’ve known better.
Christ’s birth, he shows us, is entangled with human pride and sin, which is overcome by God’s love.