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 …
This is a fair cop. I’ve used variations on the statement ‘Christianity is not a religion’ in various situations. I’ll probably use it again. But it is helpful to do so mindful of this perspective from the Bible, pointed out by Matt Viney. The New Testament speaks about religion. James mentions it twice “If anyone …
In his book King’s Cross Tim Keller unfolds Jesus encounter with a paralyzed man and demonstrates how Jesus deals with the man’s real need and not his current greatest desire. Jesus says, “Jesus is saying, “by coming to me and asking only for your body to be healed, you’re not going deep enough. You have …
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