Easter only appears extraordinary because itβs the first time in all of human history that someone walked out the other side of death and announced, βThis is what normal looks likeβ¦
As I carefully considered Paulβs teaching in 2 Corinthians 5:17, I found help to lay aside my anxiety over my sin and rest in Christβs righteousness.
This is the heart of the gospel. This is the center of history. This is God dying in our place.
To remember your death is to remember your Lord. Thatβs why we need the forgotten practice of βmemento mori,β perhaps especially at Easter.
We need to secure our threatened identity against the vagaries of circumstance and public opinion if weβre going to transcend our egos.
Courtney and Melissa talk about how to recognize and repent of the ways we may be relying on self-righteousness rather than Christβs righteousness.
βThe Teacher of Nomad Landβ offers captivating insight into a land where the church is growing rapidly as the gospel is shared in the face of persecution and conflict.
Create and add in different products from other sites you sell on and categorize them to make it easier for people to find them.
The resurrection is the best explanation for the historical evidence. The New Testament shows it was a core belief of the early Christians.
The fight is far from over, but the victories are mounting.
βWhat Is Critical Theory?β helps readers more persuasively critique of the bad ideas that increasingly shape our 21st-century culture.
I was told, βYou are not your disability. You are not your body.βΒ Well-meaning sentiment, but theologically untrue.
In this episode of The Biblical Theology Briefing, Jen Wilkin joins Matt Harmon and Ben Gladd to explain why Christians should read Revelation as a symbolic, Old-Testament-saturateβ¦
Matt Smethurst, Ligon Duncan, and Garrett Kell explore how pastors can preach in a way that honors God, builds up the church, and clearly calls unbelievers to repentance and faith.
The gospel is the story of enemies becoming family. In Christ, our families can keep from becoming enemies through his love.
In 2033, Passover and Good Friday will fall in the same week, as they did in the year of Jesusβs death.
As Jesus hangs on the cross, he embodies Israel in exile.
Godβs designs for sex are good for us, not arbitrary constraints keeping us from having fun. We do well to communicate this truth.
We can make up our minds to support our churchβs worshipβnot with the goal of changing the music but of being changed through selfless singing.
Our task extends beyond calling out false gospelsβweβre also called to embody the biblical truth we defend.
Divorce feels final and defeating. But our stories arenβt over yet, and divorce doesnβt have the final say. In Christ, thereβs hope for the days ahead.
Godβs people are newly restored creatures, empowered to do the good God intended for all human beings when he created them.
Explore four possible explanations for pastoral moral failing and learn the true causes.
Courtney and Melissa talk with New Testament scholar Michael Kruger about the evidence that Jesus physically rose from the deadβand the difference that makes for all of life.
The recommendation has been for Americans to come home, and yet I was crossing the Atlantic in the opposite direction.
Here are six movies (and one TV series) that offer timely food for thought about a technologyβAIβweβre all trying to wrap our minds around.
Ligon Duncan and Michael Lawrence discuss the nature of Christian conversionβa divine work of God followed by human response through repentance and faith.
If youβd like to introduce the tradition of reading this C. S. Lewis classic during Passion Week, here are tips for different age groups.
Campus ministry is one of the most formative training grounds for future church leaders. Donβt waste the opportunity.
Winning is a by-product of what we are and what weβre trying to do. It is not our product.
Set against the dark velvet backdrop of Davidβs foolish actions, the diamond of King Jesusβs perfect righteousnessβand, therefore, his perfect sacrifice for our sinsβshines all theβ¦
β30 Key Moments in the History of Christianityβ invites every Christian into a deeper appreciation of Godβs work through history.
Star charts give way to personality quizzes, which give way to prompts you type into a glowing rectangle. The packaging changes, but the empty promise remains the same.
Join Collin Hansen, Michael Graham, and Sarah Zylstra as they count down the #5 to #1 top theology stories since 2000.
Groaning is a response to trials that precedes and transcends words. When I need to cry out to God but canβt find the words, I groan.
Our ultimate security must come from what our Father says about us, not from what others say.
βWhy Weβre Feeling Lonelyβ can help Gen Z find their place in the local church even as it helps older generations understand what might be holding young adults back.
