Jesus raises Lazarus, thus revealing his divinity, and thus giving us every confidence to trust in him.

Deep in every human is a longing for more than what we experience in this world. In this text Paul pinpoints our longing--a longing for life. It's a longing only the risen Jesus can fulfill. (Originally 2017-04-16.)

This psalm of David gives us a profile of inner peace, and where we can find it.

Peter says it's possible to rejoice and to grieve at the same time. But only if you have a living hope. Do you?

No one can live without hope. That's why Peter begins his letter with this profile of Christian hope--a secure hope because it begins and ends with God.

(Reposted from 2018-08-12)

There is only one savior, so there can be only one Lord.

In the sign Jesus performs through Peter, and in Peter's speech about what happened, we get a wonderful look at what sort of world Christians are hoping for and, even more, what sort of God we're hoping in.

What kind of community does the Spirit create through the gospel?

In Peter's Sermon at Pentecost he gives a clear and compelling statement of the gospel. Peter shows us that the coming of the Holy Spirit is due to the life and work of Jesus. In answering the question, "who is Jesus?" we also come to understand the answer to the question, who is Jesus to us?

The story of Acts began with a promise, the promise that God's Spirit would come with power to his people. In this passage we see that promise fulfilled. But what does it mean?