God’s Light

Light is understood from the Bible as a good and needed gift that comes from God in order to rescue people who are in their own created darkness.

Jesus The I AM

When Jesus uses the two words “I am,” something unique happens: He is claiming to be Israel’s God, Yahweh.

Jesus, the Temple, and You

All believers, because Jesus is in them and they’re in Jesus, now make up his temple. We’re God’s new house to be bearers of Jesus’ ongoing presence in and to the world until he returns.

Dear Christian, God Likes You

Our lives can flood with joy, peace, and comfort knowing that God doesn’t just love us—he likes us. He enjoys us, and we are transformed by his love and delight.

Baptism: Sprinkling or Dunking?

Understanding baptism is crucial for all Jesus-followers. But, I’ve often wondered if the way we baptize followers of Jesus really matters–since wise people, that I greatly respect, disagree.

Why the Word?

God’s words are crucial for his people’s existence and preservation. Displaying both his presence and his faithfulness, the words of God are a mediator between the unrevealed and the revealed.

Righteousness is Truly Living

A righteous life is a productive, flourishing, fulfilling way of being in the world that does not cut against the grain of the world’s design.

It’s the Worst: Contemplating Our Complaining

Complaining is saying that God should act differently towards me than he has — and when you know the God of the Bible, that’s a scary thought.

Keep Thinking

Thinking is a central part of life: decisions are the bricks of life, building our days, years, and ultimately our lives. This tool of the human experience sometimes overwhelms, excites, surprises, blesses, or misleads us.

God is Greater than Our Hearts

We all have emotions. It’s a vital part of the human experience, and yet it’s so often confusing, puzzling, and discouraging. What do we do?

Jonathan Richard Wright

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