We love to find ways to separate ourselves as people. We are so good at finding reasons, almost all of which are pretty poor and many even sinful, to divide ourselves. We relish an “us against them” posture, one which is manifested in countless forms of “us” and “them.” Let’s be clear: none of this is biblical, in fact...

How dead is dead? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why Ephesians 2 is such good news for us allWhat it means to be “dead in sins and trespasses”How we should understand God’s gift as described in verses 8 and 9How this passage points us to the gospel and...

Are we the best we will ever be? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture shows us the end goal of our sanctification: glorificationWhy we need to embrace the truth that we will never achieve glorification in our life on earth (unless Jesus comes back before...

Christians often talk about salvation as being a process. From the time we are first saved, until the day of our natural death, we are slowly maturing and growing to be more like Christ. But what happens  when the process is over?  Glorification is the final stage in the process of salvation. It refers to the future time when...

God had a plan for Paul, and what God decrees will always come to pass (see Isa. 46:9-10; Eph. 1:10). As we see Acts 23, Roman soldiers protected Paul from harm and death, but God is the One who sends protection. He also is the One who reveals His plan in His time. Cutting through the chaos, the Lord...

We have a nagging tendency to equate “good” with “easy” and “bad” with “difficult.” If something is easy and comfortable, we see it as good. But if something is difficult and uncomfortable, we see it as bad. Seeing Good and Bad More Clearly While there are times when easy is indeed good and difficult is indeed bad, there are...