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Theology_Matters The Power of the Cross The Power of the Cross All who have shared the gospel know what it feels like to be rejected. Not everyone who hears our message responds with faith. This is not necessarily due to any failure on our part. We may have preached the gospel clearly and even effectively when this happens. In 1 Corinthians...

The Head of the Church While there have always been famous people, the modern world has taken fame to a new level. Outlets like People magazine and TMZ encourage us to care about every detail of celebrities’ workout routines, diets, and vacations. Sociologists use terms like “celebrity culture” to describe the obsessive attention given to...

The Arrival of the King The President is sometimes called the Commander in Chief. This title emphasizes the President’s role as supreme commander of the armed forces. Protection is one of the primary responsibilities of civil government. As Paul notes in Romans 13:4, God’s design is that rulers function as servants for good. They “do not...

The Beginning and the End Do you know who Jesus is? A recent survey revealed poor understanding of key doctrines, including those about Jesus and salvation, even among evangelical Christians. For example, 52 percent of evangelicals believe people are basically good. An astonishing 78 percent think Jesus is a created being (a heresy known...

The Gift of the Resurrection About a year and a half ago, I was given five orchid seeds. They were brown and dry and each about the size of a nickel. I soaked the seeds, planted them in soil, and then transferred the saplings outside. I watched as a small plant began to grow, and then, this year, I discovered delicate purple blossoms growing...

The Resurrection and the Life “Death be not proud,” begins a famous Holy Sonnet by poet John Donne, “though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so.” Donne addresses Death as a person, saying it has no real power, but is rather “slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men.” He compares it to rest or sleep, even...

Daily Devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Though the funeral of Charles Dickens was private, Westminster Abbey opened afterward...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, we must not forget the joy of the Resurrection.