03870 – Dear Christian…

Dear Christian, The clearest picture of what we truly believe isn't revealed by our knowledge of Scripture or our theological arguments. The clearest, most vivid display of what we truly believe is revealed by how we treat other people. It is by our love or our lack...

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03843 – God Revealed through God’s Son

Quite an exchange a student had w/theologian, Karl Barth. Student: "Sir, don't you think that God has revealed himself in other religions & not only Christianity?" Barth: "No, God has not revealed himself in any religion, including Christianity. He has revealed...

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03705 – Revealing what We Actually Believe

It reveals how little we Christians actually believe that Christ conquered sin and death on the cross when we treat our religion like a war that hasn't been won rather than a work of compassion and treat the world as an enemy to be conquered rather than a neighbor to...

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03222 – A Reminder…

A reminder:Your anxiety is not a sin.Your depression is not a sin.Your PTSD is not a sin.What is sinful is when someone adds to your trauma by telling you that your anxiety, depression, and/or your PTSD reveals a lack of faith in God.

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03029 – Faith, Trust, and Love

The word faith is often understood as accepting something you can’t understand. People often say: “Such and such can’t be explained, you simply have to believe it.” However, when Jesus talks about faith, he means first of all to trust unreservedly that you are loved,...

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02744 – What the Cross is About

The cross is not where God inflicts violence on Jesus in order to vent his wrath; the cross is where God in Christ endures human inflicted violence and forgives it all. The cross is not where Jesus saves us from God, but where Jesus reveals God as Savior.

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