Category: Christian Faith & Life
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A Wall of Deeds
Have you ever asked yourself, Am I a good person? This blog post looks at common worldly answers to that question compared to what God says in his Word. Then, we turn to Jesus for comfort in what he has done for us.
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Tears of Concern
Tears were perhaps the last things we’d have expected from Jesus that first Palm Sunday. He had just ridden triumphantly into Jerusalem and received the homage of the multitudes. Yet, in that moment of triumph, the Savior cries, sobbing out loud as the original word indicates. Read Richard Lauersdorf’s “Tears of Concern” to discover why…
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Delivered From Defeat
Psalms 115-118 were quite possibly the last songs and prayers our Savior sang with his disciples before the events in the Garden of Gethsemane. What comfort is now ours because he has fulfilled these songs of deliverance for us? This blog series offers some answers to that question based on the biblical truths found in…
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Delivered From Condemnation
Psalms 115-118 were quite possibly the last songs and prayers our Savior sang with his disciples before the events in the Garden of Gethsemane. What comfort is now ours because he has fulfilled these songs of deliverance for us? This blog series offers some answers to that question based on the biblical truths found in…
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Delivered From Death
Psalms 115-118 were quite possibly the last songs and prayers our Savior sang with his disciples before the events in the Garden of Gethsemane. What comfort is now ours because he has fulfilled these songs of deliverance for us? This blog series offers some answers to that question based on the biblical truths found in…
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Delivered From Doubt
“When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives” (Mark 14:26). As noted in Christian Worship: Psalter, the Passover meal was concluded with singing Psalms 115–118, psalms which remind believers of the Lord’s love, faithfulness, and deliverance for his people (p. 592). These psalms were quite possibly the last songs…
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What Are Good Works?
When it comes to living as a Christian, what are good works? This blog post explores the encouraging answer to that question…
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Zeal for Our Father’s House
How do you normally picture Jesus in your head? This post looks at a section of Scripture and a portrait of our Savior that doesn’t often come to mind…