The nature of God

The wrestle with God

Recently during our Heas Up Bible study, we were taken through the naming of Israel and reminded of how that name came about. Before becoming Israel, Jacob was Jacob: a man whose very name carried connotations of striving, grasping, and deception. Yet despite all of that, he became the recipient of God's blessings, passed down from Abraham. When I read the story of Jacob...

Grace didn’t wait until Sunday

There’s a part of the Easter story we don’t often hear about much, for those of us who often go to church. Not what happened on the cross, not the revelation of the empty tomb…but the day in between. The day where, from the outside, nothing seemed to be happening. On the Friday, Jesus had been crucified. The disciples had scattered, and whatever hope they...

When Love Reaches Out: Discovering the Depth of Jesus’ Compassion

As I read through the book of Matthew, one characteristic of the life of Christ stands out above the rest: His incredible compassion for...

How Do We Reconcile God’s Sovereignty and Suffering in this World?

Why is the world full of suffering? This is the question that plagued me for much of my early 20s. A good God and...

Understanding God’s Call for Violence in the Old Testament

Only in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave alive anything that breathes.  But...

What Does The Bible Teach About The Trinity?

Even this morning as I began to write this article, my roommate expressed his fear of studying the Trinity. For so many Christians, the...