Calvary was not the means whereby God could forgive us if we did something first. It was the very act of divine forgiveness itself…

The Commands, “assembled and with notes” by Michael Phillips, is not nearly as well known as it ought to be. As Phillips points out in the Introduction, “[a]ll Christians are familiar with Christ’s Great Commission—his final charge to make disciples of all nations and take his gospel to the ends of the earth. What has gone undetected, however, is the roadmap he gave detailing exactly how this world-changing enterprise is to be carried out…

Ben Myers, who teachers theology, literature, and philosophy at The Millis Institute in Brisbane, Australia, has published a marvelous set of meditations on The Apostles’ Creed (see below). While only 135 pages long (in a 5.25” x 7.25” trim size), it offers a wealth of insights into this early statement of Christian belief…

Jesus wages war by self-sacrifice and by what he says. Jesus combats evil by co-suffering love and the word of God...A fallen world addicted to war does not believe this, but the followers of Jesus do, or should! If Jesus conquers evil by killing his enemies, he’s just another Caesar. But the whole point of John’s Revelation is that Jesus is NOTHING like Caesar...

"Do you know why I am a Christian today, dear reader? It's not because I want to get to heaven or escape hell. The reason lies here at the cross…