By Joyce Long The tension pressed around them like thick, suffocating humidity. Jesus and his disciples endured stares, whispers, and downward glances while hurrying toward Bethany. Only two days until Passover, Jesus needed time to relax with his disciples at the home of Simon the Leper. There he would spend time with friends, trying […]
By Steve Wyatt Jesus Christ exists beyond time. He had no beginning and will never experience an end. He is eternally constant, eternally present. Now relax. We’ll never completely understand the concept, and most likely, we’ll continue to shrug and sigh at the mere suggestion that Jesus eternally “was.” Even so, a proper understanding […]
By Simon Presland As I sit at my computer, hands poised over the keyboard, I’m ready to write something profound. Something revelatory. Something that will offer insight and understanding. But I’m struggling to do so. The reason? I’m writing about God’s holiness. It is one thing to explain how a Christian becomes holy by […]
By Ava Pennington Benjamin Franklin suggested the only things certain in life are death and taxes. But even beyond these, there is one indisputable certainty we can always count on: the unchanging nature of God. Change is a natural part of our lives. People are supposed to change—to adapt, grow, become better. Those who […]
By Steven Clark Goad God washes the eyes with tears until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more. —Henry Ward Beecher No person is immune. It comes with the territory. Suffering surrounds us and invades our lives unremittingly. There is no escape from it. And when it appears, […]
