Apart from God's word, man has no way to understand his place in the cosmos. In God's word, man's significance is made clear. God declares that he has created us…
Who am I? If I am created by the living God, I cannot know or even begin to remotely fathom who I am unless he makes it plain to me.…
How is it that God's justice and that he has justified us in Christ Jesus serve as an anchor point to sustain us in this life? Our sin and the…
Sin. How bad is it really? It's REALLY bad. For the soul apart from Christ, it's an issue of eternity in Hell or not. But even for the saint, the…
God knows that we will grow weary in this life under the sun. But in this amazing verse, he calls the saints to keep on keeping on. Not only does…
What are some verses in God's word to which we can anchor our lives, verses with so much weight and depth to carry us when the darkness of life overwhelms…
How significant is Jesus' metaphor "I am the vine," spoken to his disciples the night before his execution? Profound then, and profound today. Keith Pond walks us through how all…
Thanksgiving. Parents command it of their kids (or should), and God commands it of his image-bearers. Giving thanks to the God, who has given us all things and provided salvation…
"I am the bread of life" would seem to be a plain-vanilla, noncontroversial declaration by Jesus Christ. It turns out the Messiah was not looking to increase the size of…
After the extraordinary repentance and forgiveness in Nineveh, we would expect great rejoicing on Jonah's part. We would expect him to return to Israel telling of the glories of what…