As you read through the book of Ruth, you won’t find any places where God’s voice thunders down to her as you might in other Bible stories. No earth-shattering miracles, like the Red Sea parting, happen in her life. But what you do see is a common life, shaped by faith, devoted to family, and […]

The notion of free will and the impact it has upon human sinfulness has been an ongoing conversation in Christianity.  One of the major breaks in Protestantism happened around the concept of free will.  What grants us the ability to resist the endless repetition of our sins?  What makes salvation possible?  At the core to […]

Even the earliest Christianis struggled to understand what God had really done in Jesus.  Since Jesus was the first and only incarnation of the Living God, it has taken believers time to wrap our heads around the concept, much less agree on the reality of our Savior.  What real effect does a human body make […]

Modalism is a misunderstanding of the doctrine of the Trinity.  But how big of a problem is that really?  This week we take a closer look at the theology that is most often articulated without meaning to be heretical.  What effect might this have on how we think of God and how we treat others?  […]

We begin our new Worship series this Sunday with a long standing concept that the new covenant in Christ replaces the old covenant which God gave to the ancestors of the Jews at Mount Sinai.  At the core is the question of whether God replaces people or if God widens the circle, inviting new people into […]

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This Sunday is Palm Sunday, as we close out our Lenten Worship series on Messianic titles with Lord.  The title Jesus wears like a mantle is also an intimate name for God, the Father, in the Old Testament.  Why use a name as a title, and how does that shift our perception of Jesus?  We will […]

When the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, had Jesus crucified, he had a sign placed above the head of Jesus that read: “King of the Jews.”  Was that just a taunt, or does it have a deeper, more profound significance?  How do we as modern Christians reconcile that our Lord is not just Jewish, but the […]

We continue our exploration of the New Testament Messianic titles with Son of Man. Did you know that Jesus is both fully human and yet fully divine?  This week we delve into the title that draws our attention to the humanity of Jesus, and helps us appreciate a God incarnate that knows all the intimate […]