2 Corinthians 5:16-17 16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.(ESV) In my last post I ...

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.(ESV) Paul here declares that he is being ...

Good Friday is good for us. It wasn’t so good for Jesus. The brutality of crucifixion cannot be overstated. The scourging itself was beyond imagination, then nailed to a piece of wood, searing pain rushing in waves through the body, taking in gulps of air, pressing down against the nails in the feet to free his ...

John 1:9-13 9 The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right ...

When facing loss and calamity, many take comfort in the thought of God’s sovereignty. “God is in control,” and they find solace in the midst of pain with the thought that God has some greater purpose. I can certainly understand this pain, and this way of thinking about loss. I’ve experienced it myself. The ...

Isaiah 53:4 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.(ESV) The fear of disappointment can be paralyzing. Many fail to aggressively, courageously, and intentionally launch into their future because to do so would be to risk loss. To love is ...