A Word for Today | Hebrews 2:1 One of the great mysteries of the New Testament concerns the authorship of the book of Hebrews. While there are many candidates — Paul, Apollos, and Barnabas, for instance – the reality is that the Holy Spirit did not give us the name of Hebrews’ author. I would […]
Heaven and Earth Shaking
God is disturbing our rebel peace, casting our secular-humanist empire back on its heels, and exposing the fragility of our false utopias.
Good Friday
A Word for Today | Romans 8:28 Many Christians wonder why the day that Jesus died is remembered as “Good Friday.” In the Middle Ages, the day was known as “God Friday,” but over time this slowly changed to Good Friday. The fact that Christians can call “good” the day on which their Savior died […]
With Jesus at the Last Supper
A Word for Today | John 16:7 Today, Christians remember the Last Supper, when Jesus observed the Passover meal with the disciples before His arrest later that night. After the meal, our Lord gave what is called the Farewell Discourse, recorded in John 14-16, informing His followers about His loving care for them after His […]
The Lord Will Provide
A Word for Today | Genesis 22 Abraham was walking up Mount Moriah when his son, Isaac, asked, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” (Gen. 22:7). God was testing Abraham’s faith, having commanded him to offer his son as a sacrifice at this place. Scholars have […]
Do We Believe in Prayer?
A Word For Today | James 5:14-15 In the summer of 1793, the city of Philadelphia was beset by a terrible plague of the yellow fever. During that summer, 5,000 people –10% of the city’s population – died. Not unlike our current governments, Pennsylvania’s governor, Thomas Mifflin, labored to organize a medical response. But he […]
