3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 3-4, NIV). Also, read 1 Cor. 3-8, 12-26, 50-58. If you had to name the most significant outcome of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, what would it be? I’m fairly certain it’d be the fact that Jesus’ bodily resurrection means a future resurrection for you. Am I

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it ...(Lk. 19:41, NIV). We can look at the vista before us and see a greater purpose, but for now, “we weep.” Similarly, as Jesus approached Jerusalem and gazed upon the city, “he wept over it.” Earlier, when called to Lazarus’s tomb, and in the midst of tremendous sorrow (and in the presence of Mary and her companions weeping), “Jesus wept” (Jn. 11:33-35). Perhaps the greatest common denominator of our humanity is exp

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today (Gen. 50:20, ESV). With today being St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I might share much of the truth (while separating the myths) of this missionary to Ireland. To our discredit, St. Patrick’s Day has become a day associated with wearing the “green,” displaying shamrocks, drinking green beer, and with turning the Chicago River green. However

Living from the inside out is living out "who we are and what we believe." How we live inward is to find rest. Resting in the Lord means to be energized by Him and to be propelled forward into what He has for each of our lives. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus declares to come to Him with our burdens and we will find rest in Him. “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and y

So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have strug