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

Paul’s cry is that salvation for the skeptic and for the believing is always received not achieved....  Read More

What is the gospel? The gospel is good news of a Jesus-victory, a Jesus-deliverance, a Jesus-salvation already won....  Read More

...Jesus becomes rejected and unacceptable in our place so we can be accepted forever. ...  Read More

"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

“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

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

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