Sunday Devotional: Matthew 2:1-6
1 Now when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born...
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Luke 18:10-14 and True Thanksgiving
10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like...
The Six Points of Calvinism: A Response to Objections (Part 1)
A little while ago, a commenter posted some lengthy objections to one of my “Six Points of Calvinism” articles. The objections were directed against things in the article, but also against Reformed Theology as...
Sunday Devotional: James 1:2-4
2 Consider [it] all joy, my brethren, whenever you encounter various kinds of trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness complete its work, so that you...
Why Is the Resurrection Important?
This may seem an odd question. After all, the cross is at the heart of Christianity. Our sin deserves death (Romans 6:23), but Jesus shed his blood to pay the penalty for the sins...
Sunday Devotional: Matthew 6:33
But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given in addition to you. This is one of the most popular and often-memorized verses of the New...
Sunday Devotional: James 3:1-5
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For we all stumble in many ways, and if anyone...
Sunday Devotional: Proverbs 16:4
Yahweh has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil. We live in a fallen world. Evidence of that fall surrounds us daily, from war and famine to disease...
Sunday Devotional: Revelation 6:7-8
7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 And I saw, and behold a pale horse, the one sitting upon it was...
1 Peter 3:18-20: Did Jesus Preach in Hell?
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19...
