An interesting contrast that I don’t recall reading about before from Russell Moore: When the disciples screamed in the face of a storm, Jesus slept (Mk. 4:37-38). When Jesus screamed in the face of a cross, the disciples slept (Mk. 14:37,41). Why could Jesus sleep so peacefully through a life-threatening sea-storm, and yet is awake …
Pertinent and helpful questions from Doug Wolter: As people enter our doors this Easter Sunday, will they see us as real people worshiping a real Savior? Will they enter a community of grace? Tim Chester, in his excellent book, You Can Change, lists some great questions to discern if your church is a community of grace, and …
All preachers know you can’t have too many devotional inputs during Easter week. Here’s a piece from Jared Wilson on what he calls the -ations (not the stations) of the Cross. Mediation — There is a gulf between us and God, held in tension by his justified wrath owed to us for our sin. At …
A contribution by Peter Bolt on the notion that the Easter story has never appealed to rationalistic thinking. At the core of the Christian gospel lies some abject nonsense. But the real question is: what kind of nonsense is it? The Christian message is not a matter of opinion (although it certainly has a bearing …
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