The Dissolution of Cultural Christianity

The Dissolution of Cultural Christianity

In recent days, I watched in amazement as our television screens daily broadcast images of civil unrest, the pulling down of statues, not to mention our unparalleled political upheaval. More than once, I turned to my wife after watching a newscast and said,...
The Church Has Left The Building

The Church Has Left The Building

In Psalm 137, while seated by a river in Babylon, an unnamed Psalmist recounts what it was like to gather with other Israelites at the temple in Jerusalem. Weeping as he remembers Zion, he finds it difficult to sing the Lord’s song when asked by one of his captors. A...
Gathered Again

Gathered Again

Psalm 137 recounts one of the most momentous historical moments in the Old Testament and sets up the final scene of the drama of Hebrew history, when a remnant returns to rebuild both city and temple. As I meditated on Psalm 137, I can almost feel the Psalmist’s...
Christ Our High Priest

Christ Our High Priest

For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is obligated to...
Enter His Rest

Enter His Rest

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with...