Too Much Grace?
February 3rd, 2026
But the Apostle Paul gives us more grace in our struggle with sin, not less. The grace to already be delivered from sin (it’s done), the grace to already be dead to sin (it’s over), the grace to cour... Read More
The Madness of Church
January 27th, 2026
Today we go to church to draw near to God not because of temporary and ineffective animal sacrifices but because of the Better Sacrifice, who absorbed and dealt with all our self-centeredness on the C... Read More
Bipolar Faith
January 22nd, 2026
How do we live with a bipolar life? Specifically, what do we do in pain? Do we just stand there and bleed (think Wyatt Earp in Tombstone)? Psalm 42 and 43 says, “NO.” We do something heroic: pray ... Read More
High Places
January 13th, 2026
God appears to Solomon amidst his high place. God appears to Solomon in his mess. Solomon has a close encounter with the strangeness of the grace of God. The God of grace is salvation.... Read More
Own the Struggle
January 6th, 2026
Paul’s cry is that salvation for the skeptic and for the believing is always received not achieved.... Read More
Good News or Good Advice
December 23rd, 2025
What is the gospel? The gospel is good news of a Jesus-victory, a Jesus-deliverance, a Jesus-salvation already won.... Read More
Disillusionment
December 17th, 2025
...Jesus becomes rejected and unacceptable in our place so we can be accepted forever. ... Read More
Christmas is When God Stooped
December 9th, 2025
"We can't imagine that he would come down here as a man, live the life we were supposed to live, die a punishing death for us who deserve it ourselves...but this is what love does. Love stoops, and Go... Read More
The Message That Changed The World
November 30th, 2025
“Love God? Sometimes I hate Him!” Startling words. Honest words. Words that instinctively compel you to create distance between yourself and the one who uttered them for fear of being collateral d... Read More
The Spiritual Litmus Test for True Christianity
November 18th, 2025
Is There One?Overflowing crowds. Cutting-edge music. High octane worship services. Deeply moving experiences. Signs of the Holy Spirit. What works. High church liturgy and tradition. Egalitaria... Read More
The Gospel Is For Christians Too
November 17th, 2025
When my wife and I left Dallas fresh out of seminary almost eight years ago to look for a house in Waco, our wonderful (and very dear to us to this day) real estate agent asked me what I did for a liv... Read More