The harder he worked, the more certain he became that his efforts could never close the gap between himself and a holy God. It was Paul’s letter to the Romans that opened his eyes.
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Let Us Make
Trinity Sunday asks the church to do what Athanasius spent his life doing: to think carefully about who God is…
Would That All the Lord’s People Were Prophets
Samuel Mills, the student who had organized the meeting, had been burdened for months by the question of whether American Christians had any obligation to take the gospel beyond their own borders.
Between the Cloud and the Fire
August 13, 1727, during a communion service at the village church in Berthelsdorf, the Spirit of God fell on the congregation in a way that marked every person present.
Come and Hear
The psalmist said, “Come and hear.” The question for each of us is whether we have something to say when someone takes us up on the invitation.
Into Your Hand
Each generation of faith picks up the same words and speaks them into a new situation, trusting the same God who has been revealed with increasing clarity.
I Shall Not Die, But Live
The camp doctor who witnessed his execution later recalled that Bonhoeffer knelt in prayer before walking to the scaffold. His last recorded words, spoken to a fellow prisoner that morning, were: “This is the end. For me, the beginning of life.”
After the Leftovers Run Out
we know this holiday fulness fades. The leftovers run out, guests return home, decorations come down, and regular rhythms resume. The Scriptures, however, point to a different kind of fulness—one that continues wave after wave, season after season.
Worship in Washington: When Praise Interrupted Politics
“Where will the healing of our nation begin? Perhaps it begins exactly where it did in the Capitol Rotunda last night, with worship. Not worship as a political strategy or a cultural statement, but worship as the authentic response of hearts that have been captured by the love of Christ.
Maybe it begins when we stop trying to win arguments and start trying to win hearts through the irresistible attraction of genuine devotion. Maybe it begins when we realize that our most powerful apologetic is our capacity to worship with such joy and freedom that others want to join us.
Maybe it begins when we take seriously the words of Jesus: “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:35). And maybe, just maybe, the world is waiting to see what it really looks like when Christians worship together, not despite our differences, but through them, finding in Christ the unity that no earthly division can destroy.
The marble floors of the Capitol Rotunda have witnessed much history. But perhaps they witnessed something new last night: a glimpse of what our nation could become when God’s people remember that our highest calling is to worship the King who has already won the ultimate victory over sin, death, and division.
In a world hungry and in need of healing, maybe worship is both the medicine and the food. Perhaps it’s time to find out.”
The Shepherd, the Sheep, and the Lamb
The biblical imagery of shepherds and sheep might seem distant from our modern experience, yet it speaks to our deepest need: to be known, protected, and led home.
Josh Cehulik 