Today is Ascension Day, the 40th day of Easter. Jesus ascended to the Father 40 days after His resurrection (Acts 1:1-9). The Ascension is not something we think about often, but it is vitally important to our lives as followers of Jesus. Just what is Jesus doing in heaven that matters for us on earth? Way more than … Continue reading What in Heaven is Jesus Doing on Earth?
Eschatology
Whatever Happened To Hell?
Steve Williamson preached an engaging and thoughtful message on the topic of hell last week. Using the story Jesus told about Lazarus and the rich man, In "Whatever Happened To Hell?"Steve deals sensitively and Scripturally with the doctrine of the wrath of God, the love of God, and the reality of hell.
Larry Crabb’s “7 Questions Of Spiritual Theology”
God is answering 7 basic questions that we must ask Him, otherwise we’ll craft our own understandings. I call them the “7 questions of spiritual theology” and I define spiritual theology as theology based on a relational hermeneutic, an effort in reading Scripture to hear God speak into our reality in a fashion that positions our reality in His.
The Christian Story Unravels Unless . . .
“Put simply, the Christian story unravels unless God brings the entire course of human history under His visible and perfect judgment, unless God’s justice is perfectly displayed, unless the Christ is revealed in glory so that every knee bows and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father … Continue reading The Christian Story Unravels Unless . . .
The Cruciform Life 