Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be reborn to enter God’s kingdom. Rebirth is new creation by the breath of the Spirit. The Spirit comes like the wind, mysterious and beyond our control. To these ...

“The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light” (Matt 4:16, quoting Isa 9:1). 1 John 3:22—4:6; Matt 4:12-17, 23-25 At the very beginning of his public life, right after his desert temptations ...

When it comes to preaching, there is much that we can concern ourselves with. Our focus can go to accurate interpretation of a text, relevant illustrations, penetrating applications, the way we will ...

A Leadership cartoon a while back depicts a preacher showing a friend the pulpit of his magnificent cathedral. He gestures grandly at the organ pipes and stained glass and massive arches and says, “I ...

The Letter to the Hebrews proclaims that "the Word God of God is living and active, sharper than any two edge sword" (Heb 4:12). This means that scripture is not simply useful information about the ...