Our Substitute

Here’s the list I had compiled off of Thursday’s question. This was a helpful thought exercise for me… Jesus is the ultimate substitute: He was alive but became dead so that we who are dead could be made alive. He was immortal but died so that we who...

“Everything is ahead…”

Good thoughts, from Tiffany Doran’s blog: Little waves crash, sometimes they look big coming from the shore, but they always come in small and go back out. One anchor= Jesus. One hope= Jesus. One sustainer= Jesus. Amen. As she says earlier in the post, for us...

How do you describe the Gospel?

I know I recently posted something from the Blue Letter Bible Blog, but I couldn’t resist re-posting this, too. Check it out: How would you describe the gospel? Here are a few answers from the pen of F.E. Marsh… Divine Gospel. “Separated unto the...

A preview of tonight’s study…

In Herman Ridderbos’ excellent commentary on John , he has some great insights into the way Jesus uses the world “world.” We’re going to be looking at the biblical idea of “the world” in chapter 2 of John’s first letter tonight, so I thought this would...

“One for His truth”

Lord of all power and might, Father of love and light, Speed on Thy Word! O let the Gospel sound All the wide world around, Wherever man is found! God speed His Word! Hail, blessèd Jubilee! Thine, Lord, the glory be; Alleluia! Thine was the mighty plan; From Thee the...

A Hymn for Saturday Morning

Lord of all being, throned afar, Thy glory flames from sun and star; Center and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near! Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray, Sheds on our path the glow of day; Star of our hope, Thy softened light Cheers the long...