Jesus – Alive and Reigning as King

In the continuation of my look at the Apostles’ Creed, today we turn to the victorious announcement of Jesus’ resurrection and his ongoing reign over all the earth. The third day he rose again Do you know the three most thrilling words in the whole Bible? “He is not here; he has risen!” (Luke 24:6). [...]

Jesus – Birth and Death

Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary Justo Gonzalez, a noted church historian, highlights two important facets of this phrase of the Creed in his book, The Apostles’ Creed for Today. First, it was a special birth. Consider the miraculous births that the Scriptures record from the birth of Isaac to [...]

What was God doing on the cross?

Alister McGrath wrote a book with precisely that provocative title. The simple answer is: dying. The much more complex issue is why? Why would the God of all the universe allow himself to be die. And not just die, but die a painful, humiliating death. Pulling from a list compiled by my friend, John Karraker, [...]

A Good Friday Reflection

I came across this song, What Have We Done, out of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. The lyrics are stunning. Listen to it here. Oh my soul, oh my Jesus Judas sold you for thirty, I’d have done it for less Oh my soul, oh my Savior Peter denied you three times, I have denied [...]