Paul continues his articulation of our saving grace and focuses on Abraham, calling him the father of all who believe: find out why!

Paul finally lands the plane with a plain, pointed articulation of the gospel. Mark Sanders unpacks the concept of grace, by which we are saved, as well as expanding our understanding of God's righteousness.

If you're having a snow day, travel with us in spirit all the way from the sunny English countryside to the Isle of Patmos, in Ben Keller's message on the beginning of Revelation! From chapters 2-3

"No one is righteous" - when we hear this in Romans chapter 3, there are five responses... four of them are traps. One of them is freedom. Avoid hostility, inevitability, accuse-ability and excuse-ability to embrace TRUE humility.

The delusion of Diplomatic Immunity, genuine gym membership, and the absurdity by which some people should apparently thank Hitler.

God's Wrath, the REALITY of human sexuality and sin, truth suppression, and the reality of why God, at times, "gives us over" to our depravity. Romans pushes ALL the hot button issues this week... better buckle up.

Romans is like a fine diamond. It can dazzle us, and it can cut us. And honestly, it should do both. Paul starts off with introductions and an admonition.

Jesus "emptied himself" to become a servant: Christians can't avoid the counter-cultural aspects of Jesus' call to self-denial, and it's a perfect admonition and focus for a new year, and desperately needed in our age.

What do pod people, alien imitations and mimics have to do with the incarnation? Nothing, and that's the point: unless Jesus was TRULY man, there IS no mediation OR hope (at Christmas, or anytime, for anyone). Thank God for the truth of The Greatest...

A look at the manger in light of the monomyth, the myriad stories we marinate in not JUST during the holidays, and the need to recognize the center and source that so easily is obscured at Christmastime.