“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” (13:32). Which doesn’t stop people from speculating or…
The Lord sets a limit. We’ve all had acquaintance with suffering, pain, sorrow, grief. Some of us have been there for what felt like a long time. Maybe a few…
Mark presents what’s happening over these Sundays as a consecutive series of encounters, sharp arguments and stunning responses, all in the Temple, in the course of a single day, just…
Wasn’t it Kenny Rogers, bless his heart, who sang about someone believing in him? Then there’s that even older song about the paper moon: “It’s a Barnum and Bailey world…
There are those who are convinced, those who will remain unconvinced, and others who just don’t know. What’s the necessary element, the catalyst, for conviction, for belief? In science, it’s…
While my residence for many years was elsewhere, my hometown was Portland, Oregon. Should I say my hometown is Portland? I prefer was. The novelist wrote you can’t go home…
Scottish pastor and biblical scholar of the previous century W. Graham Scroggie points here to one of the key, constant questions about Jesus: from where is he getting this authority? …
Now, everyone was always eager for Jesus to do some miraculous sign, some awesome work. They weren’t looking for parlor tricks. People around them were sick, crippled, blind, deaf, hard-hearted…
For the past two Sundays, our hearts have been turned—gloriously, graciously turned—to the observance and celebration of the biggest week of our church year. Back on March 17th, the last…
When I began attending church twenty-two years ago, I’m not sure I knew what I was expecting. I just had this inner sense—whispering, nudging—that God wanted me to go to…