Stephen is brought before a kangaroo court to defend the claims of Christianity. In his appeal, Stephen gestures toward the whole of salvation history to show that the values of the Christians are more in keeping with Moses and God than the Jewish...

In this passage of Acts, the Church has seen enormous growth and now must face the challenges that come with the fruitfulness God is bringing. The apostles act to guard the unchanging principles that guide the mission, even if the structures must...

The resurrection takes place almost inconspicuously. When Mary discovers the empty tomb, she thinks herself to still be living in the old creation, not realizing that she has entered into a space where the old and new overlap. Jesus...

This week we conclude our series on the Atonement by considering the victory of Christ in the Cross. By his death, Jesus routed Satan and reclaimed the world as his domain. The Cross means that the kingdom has been released into the world and that...

Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. He does not take up a generic thing called "Sin" but he takes the definite sins of definite people, my sloth this morning, your anger last night, her covetousness yesterday. His...

The Atonement is incomprehensible if Christ is not our substitute. All that the Cross accomplishes is made possible by Christ standing in the place of ruined sinners. While there is much that can be said about the Cross (indeed, must be said) the...

This Sunday we begin a series on the Atonement, or how God saves through the Cross of Christ. Before spending the next three weeks on what we believe about what Christ did , we spend a Sunday talking about why he had to do it. While there are many...

This week we conclude our series on the Ten Commandments. More than just one last commandment, the Tenth Commandment is the interpretive key to the entire second tablet. The Tenth Commandment introduces the reality that sin is more than skin deep...

The Ninth command extends far beyond the common rendering "don't lie!" Ultimately, the command to "not bear false witness against your neighbor" touches on the weighty subjects of truth and justice. Christians ought to be the...

The command against stealing is against any gain by way of another's loss, but it finds a place in the Ten Commandments for a bigger reason. To honor another's livelihood is to want their welfare. The impulse that inspires the eighth...