If salvation is by grace alone through faith alone, then why does holiness matter? Why bear the hardships that come along with living counterculturally rather than just going with the flow and going to heaven when you die? What could possibly inspire...

Shortly before rising from the dead himself, Jesus raised another man, Lazarus, from the dead. On that occasion, Jesus claimed, "I AM the resurrection and the life." Discover how the first resurrection foreshadowed the second, and showed us what we...

On the night Jesus died, he cried out, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" The question was not for himself, but for us. And God immediately answered with three signs, showing us why Jesus had been left on that cross to die.

Pilate rode into Jerusalem to subjugate. Jesus rode into Jerusalem to liberate. Pilate’s kingdom was built with militarism. Jesus’ kingdom was built with mercy. Pilate executed his enemies to keep his tenuous grasp on authority. Jesus was...

We have the incredible privilege of enjoying something that the greatest Old Testament prophets didn't fully comprehend -- something that blows the minds of angels! We get a faith that is both credible (reliable, trustworthy, grounded in reality)...

Peter writes to a scattered group of believers reminding them that they are both elect and exiles. They have been chosen by God to receive grace and, as a result of their identification with Christ, they have become strangers and aliens to their...

What motivates us to share the Gospel? Grace. We who have received it are debtors to share it with others in need!

What does it mean to take communion "in remembrance of" Jesus Christ? Certainly this is more than simply recalling the fact of his death, right? So how do we prepare our hearts for this sacrament, so that we do not partake in an unworthy manner?

It's one of the most misused verses of all time: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." In reality, this statement is not about winning, it's about suffering loss. And it's probably more encouraging and true to life, in...

Christians often use this verse to claim God's special presence in the midst of a prayer or worship service. But what are we unknowingly saying about the person who prays or worships alone? Is God not present with a single believer? More...