For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God1 Corinthians 1:18A crucified God? A King who gives up power for the sake of love? Salvation from sin and a sinful nature? The message of the cross is foolishness to a world drunk on power, pleasure and false hopes.But to us who are being saved, the message of the cross is th...  Read More

The Lord said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”...  Read More

    I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the dead    He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almig...  Read More

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Philippians 4:6Life is full of problems to be solved. Little problems like what to eat for dinner. Big problems like family or work conflict. Sometimes, particularly these big problems, they consume us. We begin to lose sleep. We can’t think of anything else.Do you have...  Read More

“Faith lays hold of Christ and grasps Him as a present possession, just as the ring holds the jewel.”Martin LutherWhat makes Christianity so different from every other religion? What is perhaps the greatest difference between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism? It is this, that salvation is found in sola fide (faith alone).In every other major religious system, it is your works or merits which de...  Read More

For you created my inmost being;    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;    your works are wonderful,    I know that full well.My frame was not hidden from you    when I was made in the secret place,    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.Your eyes saw my unformed body;    all the days ordained for me were written in y...  Read More

I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the dead    He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty...  Read More

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. John 3:36John the Baptist’s words are some of the simplest when it comes to articulating the gospel. There are only two possibilities when it comes to human standing before God. We are either under wrath and condemnation for sin. Or we are in eternal life.In which of these ...  Read More

Woe to those who call evil good    and good evil,who put darkness for light    and light for darkness,who put bitter for sweet    and sweet for bitter.Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes    and clever in their own sight.Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine    and champions at mixing drinks,who acquit the guilty for a bribe,    but deny justice to the innocent.Isaiah 5:20-23What com...  Read More

    I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary  Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the dead    He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almigh...  Read More

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.Romans 12:4-6Remember the WWJD (what would Jesus do) movement? It seemed like every kid had a WWJC bracelet. It was an interesting idea ...  Read More

The centrality of Christ is the foundation of the Protestant faith. Luther said that Jesus Christ is the “center and circumference of the Bible”—meaning that who He is and what He did in His death and resurrection is the fundamental content of Scripture.Joel R. Beeke, Living for God’s Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism (Lake Mary, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2008), 140.It was Nicolas Copern...  Read More