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? …
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…
“What is truth?” Oh, it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. In Jesus Christ, Superstar, what Pilate goes on to say has always stuck with me: “We all have truths! …
But we’ve always done it that way. What is that tried-and-true definition of insanity: repeating the same actions while expecting a different result? Because Jesus did not do the things…
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (5:6). O, that the earth would be filled with the righteousness of God! O, that those…
The world seemed awfully vast and rather hostile to those eleven men on their way to Galilee. What did Jesus want to say to them there? What did he want…
This life is a mess! It’s a messy, messed-up mixture. The news is always mixed, and our joys seem always tinged with the shadow of sadness. This is not a…
I. Joshua’s parents took him to church when he was a boy—well, his mom did, every so often. Once or twice his dad came along,…
Jesus, stand among us in your risen power. Disciples long for this: to see Jesus, have him with us, in his risen, resurrection power. Those first disciples were scared for…