“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you.’” (John 20:21) John 20 begins before daybreak, in the darkness. Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb and sees t...  Read More

“For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.” (Psalm 16:10) In Psalm 16, David doesn’t make a laundry list of every danger or threat surrounding him, but h...  Read More

“But as it is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” (1 Corinthians 15:20) The doctrine of the resurrection isn’t some fringe doctrine of Christianity...  Read More

“He is not here. For he has risen, just as he said.” (Matthew 28:6) We open our journey into the resurrection story this week as Matthew describes an empty tomb. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary had ...  Read More

“How can I repay the Lord for all the good he has done for me? I will take the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” (Psalm 116:12–13) One of the amazing things I’ve learned to appreciat...  Read More

“When the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw the way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’” (Mark 15:39) The story of Mark 15 is a familiar one to anyone who’s...  Read More

“But I trust in you, Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’” (Psalm 31:14) In Psalm 31, David writes to us from a life surrounded by distress, slander, fear, and threat. He finds his strength failing him, his...  Read More

“For kingship belongs to the Lord; he rules the nations.” (Psalm 22:28) “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” One of the most recognizable phrases uttered by Jesus on the cross. As He agonizes i...  Read More

“He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; he triumphed over them in him.” (Colossians 2:15) Ancient Rome is known for many things, including art, government, and raw empiric...  Read More

“Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him.” (Psalm 96:9) Somewhere over the past few decades we’ve seen a shift in how we worship from a shared, corpora...  Read More

“For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” (2 Peter 1:16) As someone who’s ...  Read More

“Exalt the LORD our God; bow in worship at his footstool. He is holy.” (Psalm 99:5) So much of Western Christianity is centered around packaging Jesus to match the feelings of the hearers. But in Psal...  Read More