Regardless of where you are in your spiritual walk, you never move beyond the Gospel. But, what do we mean by the Gospel? There are plenty of ways to define […]

The final vision of the book of Revelation (in fact, the whole Bible) is breathtaking in its beauty and power.  It is a vision of the restoration of all things.  […]

Revelation 19 reveals that the baby whose birth we celebrate each Christmas is none other than the divine Warrior who will one day bring God’s judgment and justice to the […]

Revelation 12 is a vivid vision in which John sees Jesus’ victory at the cross become the beginning of Satan’s downfall. Though, on first reading it, it may sound strange […]

What does the book of Revelation have to do with Christmas?  More than you might think.  While we always look back in time to Jesus’ first advent (‘arrival’), we often […]

In the final part of 1st Peter, Peter concludes his teaching on suffering for Christ and gives the Church some final instructions. He concludes his teaching on suffering by helping […]

In this section of 1st Peter, Peter offers us some lessons/perspective on suffering.  Not only does it not spell defeat for the Church, it actually teaches us some important lessons. […]

In the first part of 1st Peter, Peter reminds the Church of its nature and identity as God’s chosen people.  In light of that identity, he then goes on in […]

In the final section of the first half of his first letter, Peter uses an abundance of Old Testament images to help the Church understand the core of its identity. To […]

Having established that the Church is people of God who have been given a ‘living hope’ through the resurrection of Jesus, Peter goes on to help us begin to understand how […]