By David Faust When listing God’s attributes, it’s common to mention his love, justice, wrath, and grace. Here’s an attribute we often overlook: God is honest. Honesty is simply another word for truthfulness, and truth is simply another word for reality. God is always honest with us. There’s nothing fake about him—no pretense or fraud. […]
By Mark Scott “There is none so blind as he who will not see.” Today’s text describes a descent into depravity. Paul’s summation of the gospel is Romans 1:16, 17—the transforming power of Christ’s faithfulness to everyone. But before that transforming power can be effectual, sin must be acknowledged. This is Paul’s argument in Romans […]
By Melissa Wuske Racism and the War on Drugs Since the Nixon administration began the War on Drugs in 1971, America’s prison population has risen from 300,000 to 2.3 million. Drug offenses make up half of those convictions, and two-thirds of the population of prisons are people of color. White Americans are just as likely […]
Devotional thoughts on Zephaniah 3:9-14, 20 By Alan Dowd There’s no doubt that the book of Zephaniah is about God’s judgment, his “fierce anger” with a wayward world, his punishing and purifying “fire” for sin (Zephaniah 3:8). But Zephaniah’s contribution to Scripture is also about love, mercy, and the promise of a world made right. […]
By Dr. Mark Scott Have you ever considered God in the role of a tailor? He knows about making something out of remnants—and so did the prophet Zephaniah. Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah formed the triad of prophets whom God used to prepare his people for Babylonian captivity. But way before the captivity took place (586 […]
