Our text today is more than fitting for a sanctity of life themed sermon and demonstrates, in its context, how basic our attitude toward children is to our understanding of,…
After the 'Selah', Psalm 44 unfolds as a prophetic hymn for the persecuted church. This is a representative appeal prerecorded in the Psalms for God's afflicted people of all ages…
It is often the case in remote corners of scripture such as Ps 44, that our blurry modern eyes need to be rubbed by the Holy Spirit’s transcendent power to…
Stanley Clark on Reading Scripture. Read through the Bible in a year with us using the plan located here: https://www.navigators.org/www_navigators_org/media/navigators/tools/Resources/Discipleship-Journal-Bible-Reading-Plan-9781617479083.pdf
The latter portion of the 'Carmen Christi' (Hymn to Christ) declares the third aspect of essential Christology: Exaltation or glorification. This text also includes immediately the ramifications of the doctrine…
Thought to be among the earliest hymns of the Christian church, Phil 2:6-11 poetically and profoundly exposits essential Christology of scripture. Here is declared the preincarnate, eternal sonship of Christ…
Having considered this monolithic milestone in Matthew’s gospel from the contextual perspectives of the disciple's reaction and the ministry arc of Christ, we turn our attention to bigger picture realities…
Psalm 42 & 43 are a matching set. They are bound by adjacent location in the Psalter as well as by theme and the chorus/refrain: “Why are you cast down,…
The supremacy of Christ in the opening pages of Hebrews is demonstrated by a compounding case using Old Testament citations and their multifaceted fulfillment in our Lord. In chapter 2,…
If a picture was ever worth infinite words... it would certainly be the snapshot of this moment in Christ’s earthly ministry. The significance of the Mount of Transfiguration event can…