Part of the10 Hard Truths about Being Born Againseries. You are either dead or alive. If you’re reading this, I vote alive. But there’s another way in which you could still read this and be dead. Because, in the wake of a tangle with a non-believer the truth of their condition becomes so apparent…
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Remember my post on Dan Barker’s Easter Challenge last month? Well, a few things have happened since then. Let me fill in the gaps. In that post I pointed out that even after a few days of research I came up with only two Christian responses to Barker’s challenge. One by . Another by a small-town [pop. 350]…
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What is the Gospel? It’s merely this: Peace with God through the blood of Jesus Christ. Granted, that’s a back-of-the-napkin summary. So much to unpack. But that’s the essence. It’s , “Peace with God,” that began with the birth of Jesus Christ. And that’s what I need to return to. Day in. And day out….
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Part of the 10 Hard Truths about Being Born Again series. People who reject Christ are blind: “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” In the last several weeks…
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Last week I wrote a series of posts working over Jesus’ life, death and resurrection…and defining what it means to us both spiritually and experientially. In case you missed any of the posts, here’s a list and a summary: HANDS: A Potent, 5-Step Defense of the Deity of Christ An Easter Challenge for Christians Small-Town…
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One of the most enigmatic moments the Bible describes is Jesus’ prayer in the garden of Gethsemane. In that moment we see Christ struggle with the incomprehensible reality of what he was about to endure–drinking from the . This moment is an open door to the heart of the God-man. An open window into his mediatorial work…
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Where salvation is explained in plain English–from why we need to be saved to how it works. So, the central story of the Bible is about God reconciling a rebellious people. You, whether you like it or not, are one of those rebellious people. You say, “I’m only human—nobody’s perfect.” That’s correct. says the same…
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