A few years ago my wife and I befriended a man that lived in a van outside a neighbor's house. His name was John and his van was on Aspen street so we called him John "Aspen." John was a strong atheist at that time in his life and was very aggressive at times to our help and my conversations with him.
Read MoreEaster weekend is filled with stories of miracles, life, Gospel, and the Lord’s Might. But what happened after that first Easter Sunday? Does this story of Might continue?
Read MoreGod has appointed two representatives for man--Adam and Jesus. The bible teaches that the lives of these two men deeply affect us. Actually, their deaths (spiritual and physical) deeply affect us as well. We’ve all experienced and continue to experience the effects of Adam’s sin.
Read MoreIn his classic book, The Cross of Christ, John Stott highlights the unprecedented and unparalleled violence of the cross. Examining the origins and practices of this barbaric form of capital punishment, he describes the cross as “the most humiliating form of execution.”
Read MoreMy daughter, Gracie, turns six today. Six! How can she be six? How can she already be six when just yesterday she fit on my chest as I rocked her to sleep?
Read MoreWe read about missionary martyrs in the Middle East and terrorist attacks in Brussels. We see updates in our news feed on school shootings and the manhunt for the Paris shooters, and through it all, in the midst of all of the brokenness, hurting, and heartbreak, we feel…
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