God Is for—Not Against—Us!

(Jesus) revealed his glory…. (John 2:11b) Some leaders have power and use it to harm people, like Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Pol Pot.  God does not have “a lot” of power. He has...

Justified by His Grace

So that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7) High profile court cases have been in the national news in recent months. Two...

The Greatest Christmas Gift!

Therefore, since the children share flesh and blood, he also shared the same flesh and blood, so that through death he could destroy the one who had the power of death (that is, the...

The Lord’s promises fulfilled bring blessings!

“Blessed is she who believed, because the promises spoken to her from the Lord will be fulfilled!” (Luke 1:45) “I’m a virgin! I swear!” “Yeah, right! We all know how biology works, and you...

Hearts Readied for Christ’s Coming

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ (Luke 3:8a) Among those who heard these words were the Pharisees (Matthew 3:7). The...

Ready or not, here he comes.

“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,”...

The coming of Jesus our Savior

Listen, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the good promises that I have spoken to the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah. In those days and...