The Bible is ever-relevant; it's living and active and it speaks today. The kind of opposition that Jesus experienced in this passage is certainly related to the kinds of questions that we get asked about Christianity today.

We tend to think about glory as just heaven or something in the far beyond. When the Bible talks about glory, it is the gravity, the weight, the brilliance of Godthat which makes God special. God is glory, and therefore knowing Him is glorious.

We tend to think about glory as just heaven or something in the far beyond. When the Bible talks about glory, it is the gravity, the weight, the brilliance of Godthat which makes God special. God is glory, and therefore knowing Him is glorious.

We used to believe that science was going to solve all our problems, the economy was always going to boom, and politicians were always honorable. Now people do not trust the military, the politicians, or the scientists. But God is unchanging.

We used to believe that science was going to solve all our problems, the economy was always going to boom, and politicians were always honorable. Now people do not trust the military, the politicians, or the scientists. But God is unchanging.

Theological tribalism is so human. Some look with great fear upon Calvinism, and others think it's the club to belong to. Instead, we need to be driven by the Bible and what it teaches.

Theological tribalism is so human. Some look with great fear upon Calvinism, and others think it's the club to belong to. Instead, we need to be driven by the Bible and what it teaches.

With all the information overload today, it's never been easier to keep the truth of God at a distance. It becomes just another piece of information we scroll past and ignore. Instead, it needs to penetrate, and only by God's Spirit as we embrace it through personal trust will it touch our mind, conscience, will, and emotions.

With all the information overload today, it's never been easier to keep the truth of God at a distance. It becomes just another piece of information we scroll past and ignore. Instead, it needs to penetrate, and only by God's Spirit as we embrace it through personal trust will it touch our mind, conscience, will, and emotions.

The Church today needs to rediscover the heroism of Christian suffering. So often today preachers try to make everything easy"follow what I say and your life will never have trouble again." Preachers are tempted to say what their listeners long to hear. But then we rob Christians of the opportunity for heroism in the face of difficulty.