"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." — Romans 8:1There's a difference between guilt and shame that's worth understanding. Guilt says, "I did something bad." Sha...  Read More

"If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." — John 8:7Picture this scene: a woman dragged into a crowded temple court, exposed and humiliated at her lowest moment...  Read More

"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” – John 10:10At the end of everything Jesus said in Luke 5, there's one image worth sitting with: new wine, poured and waiting on the tab...  Read More

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” – Matthew 5:17Here's the grace in Jesus' words: He's not mocking the Pharisees ...  Read More

"No one after drinking old wine wants the new.” – Luke 5:39The word "wants" in this verse is important. It doesn't mean people can't taste the new wine. It means they won't. It's a choice. And it's a ...  Read More

"No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one... And no one pours new wine into old wineskins." – Luke 5:36-37Theologian Tim Keller once said, "Religion is the ultimate defense agains...  Read More

But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say. – Luke 5:39Here's an uncomfortable question: what if the most dangerous place to be spiritually isn't r...  Read More

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me." — John 14:1Before the theology. Before the big declarations. Jesus simply said, "Don't be troubled."Maybe that's the word ...  Read More

"Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father." — John 14:9Nine words. And they change everything.Jesus isn't saying He's similar to God, or that He's a rough sketch of the Father. The writer of Hebrews...  Read More

"Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?" — John 14:9Philip walked with Jesus for three years. Over a thousand days of front-row access to miracles, meals, and co...  Read More

"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being." — Hebrews 1:3Some people have walked away from God; and honestly, who could blame them? A church that shamed them. A...  Read More

God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent ...  Read More