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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...

God’s Final Revelation In his worship song “Knowing You, Jesus,” Graham Kendrick proclaims: “Oh, to know the power of your risen life And to know you in your sufferings To become like you in your death, my Lord So with you to live and never die.” When we know Jesus, we know God the Father as well, for the Son is the Father’s final, complete,...

Creator of All In 1992, a new large mammal was identified for the first time in 50 years—the saola, a longhorned species of wild ox that resembles a deer or antelope. The saola, however, is both rare and shy. So when one was sighted in 2013 in central Vietnam for the first time in fourteen years, conservationists rejoiced. Said one leader:...

The Eternal Word “A Japanese pastor wrote that the most important message of Christmas is that Jesus was born as a babe, weak and vulnerable to the world,” said artist Makoto Fujimura in his book, Refractions. “A baby is utterly dependent on a mother and a father, and others helping the baby to survive. Imagine, one who would claim to be...

Second Person of the Trinity It may be difficult to understand why Jesus wanted or needed to be baptized by John. After all, Jesus had no sins of which to repent. But Jesus made it clear that being baptized was the Father’s will. When Jesus was raised out of the Jordan River: “[the] heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending...

The New Adam J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, coined the term “eucatastrophe,” which means “good catastrophe.” When it looks like a hero is doomed . . . but then the plot turns! The death of Jesus certainly qualifies as a eucatastrophe! As one writer explains, “Jesus’ crucifixion was the most evil event in history, but it...

The Lamb of God For our wedding day, Julia and I chose the music carefully. We wanted the ceremony to be worshipful, focused ultimately on God and not us. For this reason, one of the songs we picked was “Lamb of God” by Twila Paris. It doesn’t mention marriage, but it does celebrate the amazing love of God: “Your gift of love they crucified.

Our Redeemer R. A. Torrey, the second president of Moody Bible Institute, explained why Jesus’ sacrifice meets the need of every person: “The gospel, with a crucified Christ at its center, meets the needs of all conditions and classes of men as well as of all races. It meets the need of the millionaire and the need of the pauper; it meets...

Go! If you’ve ever watched a track event or participated in a 5K or marathon, you know the building excitement at the start of a race. Runners shake their legs and arms in anticipation, line up at the start, and wait for the sound of the starter’s pistol. On your mark . . . Get set . . . Go! In today’s passage, Jesus’ words are like a starter’s...

Reconciled and Reconciling Louis Zamperini was a World War II veteran who survived a plane crash, several weeks adrift in the Pacific Ocean, and two years of torture in a Japanese POW camp. But years after those dramatic events, something even more significant happened: Zamperini became a Christian. In 1950, he traveled back to Japan and...