Anger is a great universal of human existence. All of us know what it feels like to be in anger’s grip. It can be overpowering and sometimes it feels good and at other times it leaves one feeling guilty. All of us have said and done things in anger that we regret and wish we […]
Years ago I did a sermon series on the seven deadly sins. The sermon that got the most feedback was a two-part message on anger. Everybody gets angry! Not everybody realizes it or admits it; fewer still may show it but everybody gets angry. In a fallen world often filled with disappointment, imperfection, misery and […]
The Danger of Virtue
Your initial impression on reading the title of this article might have been, “Has he lost it?”, “How could virtue ever be considered dangerous?” Isn’t that what religion is all about? Isn’t morality and being good the whole point of religion? Religion yes, Christianity no! Let us look at the […]
Some of Luther’s “Theses” on the Gospel
by Tim Posey
Thesis – Christ did not only die in our place but lived a Perfect life in our place. Therefore we do not simply get forgiveness for sins, but also complete acceptance, when His perfect past and record now (in God’s sight) becomes ours.
Luther: […]
Through a continuous belief and appropriation of the Gospel, Jesus makes us a people for others. As we grow in our grasp of the good news, we no longer exist in a survival mode or with a maintenance mindset. We become missional, a church that exists not for ourselves but for others. Because of the […]
