The whole Bible is either preparing us for the coming of Jesus or explaining to us what Jesus did. Even the greatest moments of God’s salvation throughout history were meant to point to a greater salvation that would be accomplished in Jesus. At...

The Christmas story is so familiar that we can recite it from memory. One part of the story that Matthew records includes what appears to be obscure references to Old Testament prophets. Matthew’s account helps us to recognize that while Christmas...

C.S. Lewis famously wrote that Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, or Lord, but what he cannot be is simply a good man. In the same way, our response to the claim of the Lordship of Jesus will either be indifference (like the people of Jerusalem)...

C.S. Lewis famously wrote that Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, or Lord, but what he cannot be is simply a good man. In the same way, our response to the claim of the Lordship of Jesus will either be indifference (like the people of Jerusalem)...

The wise men coming to Jesus is an often misunderstood story, at least in the details. Yet the main point remains clear, they come to worship and rejoice over Jesus as a King and Christmas is the invitation for us to do the same.

In a world inundated with chaos it is hard to find the peace the season of Christmas points to. We read of biblical peace and long to have that in our lives, but often mistaken this peace for a removal of the current difficulties. Luke 2 points us...

After surveying Simeon’s encounter with Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the temple, we learn why Jesus’s birth under the law is crucial to our identity as adopted children of God. Second, we uncover applications for our growth in discipleship and church...

In a world inundated with chaos it is hard to find the peace the season of Christmas points to. We read of biblical peace and long to have that in our lives, but often mistaken this peace for a removal of the current difficulties. Luke 2 points us...

After surveying Simeon’s encounter with Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the temple, we learn why Jesus’s birth under the law is crucial to our identity as adopted children of God. Second, we uncover applications for our growth in discipleship and church...

Sometimes we have a tendency to overlook the "insignificant" things in this world. Yet when Jesus Christ was born, God used what people may have considered insignificant to point to that which is most significant. In this classic Christmas...