Topical Reflections

In the book of Hebrews, Jesus is described as our “great high priest”. Why then don’t we have lesser priests in our churches? In the New Testament, leaders of Christ’s…

If you’re anything like me (and I’d like to think I’m a fairly typical human being), a sense of shame can be hard to shake. Sometimes we feel shame about

In yesterday’s sermon we saw how the book of Hebrews highlights two types of rest: Rest from dead works now Rest from hard pilgrim labors later But what about before

This is the good news we read in Romans 8:1. If you are in Christ, you will not be indicted for your sin; it was condemned and punished in the

Our lives are incredibly brief. Psalm 90:12 says, “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” I’ve known some who take a life expectancy

Yes…but maybe not in the way you think. At least since the 1970’s, American Evangelicalism has been fascinated with the thought of tracing world events and predicting Christ’s return. Ok,

“The ordinary idea which we all have before we become Christians is this. We take as a starting point our ordinary self with its various desires and interests. We then

I have trouble with Valentine’s Day. Chocolate, chalky heart candies, rose bouquets, romance forced by the calendar…all to commemorate a martyr’s beheading??? Though the history is admittedly blurry, it is

(taken from monergism.com) “I do want to make the point here that Christians are not divided between those who have creeds and confessions and those who do not; rather, they

Think about this imagined encounter between Eve and Mary. Eve, with her eyes opened to evil, is now clothed in shame. Mary is clothed in white, symbolic of righteousness. Eve