Theme of the Day: Selfless Love Marches Victorious Over Self-Glorification As we transition from the Time of Christ to the Time of the Church, our attention is fixed on the words of Jesus. Again we see that Easter changes everything. We look at Jesus pre-resurrection words through a post-resurrection lens. Jesus resurrection proves that when […]

Theme of the Day: Fulfilled Works March Victorious Over Empty Words The world is full of talkers. There are plenty of people who say they care about you. But we are aware of what many of those people will do when it comes time to put those words into action. Jesus tells you in his […]

Theme of the Day: Sight Marches Victorious Over Blindness The Third Sunday of Easter gives the church one more opportunity to focus on the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus. It is good for us to direct our attention to these appearances since they have the power to replace spiritual blindness with sight. No matter the specific […]

Theme of the Day: Witness Marches Victorious Over Restraint On the Sunday after Easter, it’s almost inevitable to experience a bit of a letdown. But perhaps it isn’t entirely a bad thing. It is good if it causes us to remember that the3re will always be forces that try to slow Christ’s victorious march. Those […]

Theme of the Day: Life Marches Victorious Over Death The moment Adam and Eve sinned, nothing would ever be the same. Death was unleashed on humanity and it reigned without mercy and without challenge. It hung like a suffocating shroud over us all. It was a constant source of sorrow and shame. Death doesn’t just […]

Theme of the Day: His Humility, Our Hope During Holy Week, the church gathers to praise God “for the great acts of love by which you have redeemed bus through your Son, Jesus Christ.” The events we remember this week are the culmination of Christ’s saving work for the world. The events of Palm Sunday, […]

Theme of the Day: Against the Rock of Grace, Condemnation Is Crushed People often look to the judgment of experts. The opinion of experts can greatly influence the general population. That poses a problem when it comes to Christ. The world’s experts and culturally elite generally see little value in Christ and his Word. Thankfully, […]

Theme of the Day: Against the Rock of Grace, Condemnation Is Crushed We assume people get what they deserve. We assume what goes around comes around. We assume God helps those who helps themselves. And all those assumptions must be crushed. Got does not operate on the principle of merit but of grace. Like gravity, […]

Theme of the Day: Against the Rock of Faithful Presence, False Security Is Crushed Where is God? This is one of human beings’ most frequently-asked and incorrectly-answered questions. We are tempted to believe that evidence of God’s presence is found in outward circumstances. We equate good fortune with God’s favor and bad fortune with his […]

Theme of the Day: Against the Rock of Determination, Shortcuts Are Crushed Last week we talked about temptation. This week we see what is at the center of every temptation: a promise of a shortcut to glory. Even in a world as sharply divided as ours, there is near universal agreement that the preferred path […]