At the center of Christianity stands a Cross. But not just any cross, the Cross of Christ. From that Cross, Christ has accomplished salvation for us. Christ and Christ alone is the only way for us to be made right with God. And since he has come and accomplished redemption from the Cross, we who were once slaves to sin are now sons of God. It is essential that we have the right teaching of the Cross because the Cross is the centerpiece of our salvation. But what on earth do we mean when we say that? 

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the doors of the Wittenburg Church in Germany. That event was s defining moment in the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Over the month of October, I invite you to see the doctrines that sparked the Reformation - the Five Solas. 

It is commonplace to hear people say things like, "Our thoughts and prayers are with you." Have you ever been told that? What do people mean when they say that? More importantly, do people mean what Jesus meant when they reference prayer?

I remember feeling the pressure of the weekly preaching event at my first pastorate while in seminary. Between Greek and Theology, I had to plan and prepare a message to preach. The distance from Monday to Sunday seemed to shorten. 

I noticed in my thinking that I was guilty of missing the grand narrative of Scripture. Maybe you have done the same?

Looking with lust will cost you your life, desiring God will give you life.

Behind and upholding whatever we may believe is this truth: God has made the world and has made us for himself, and the way that we come to know him is on his terms, not terms of our own.