When God-in-the-flesh showed up twenty centuries ago in Palestine, the religious PhDs rejected him and the prostitutes and social outcasts flocked to him. Why? Because the open welcome of divine grace that Jesus offers, open to anyone who would simply leave their moral resume at home, is not predict... (more)

Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their... (more)

“Why should twenty-first century Christians listen to Jonathan Edwards? “After all, Edwards was born three hundred years ago in an obscure Connecticut town. He never benefited from a laptop, a microphone, Google, or American Airlines. Colonial New England knew nothing of automobiles, credit cards, ... (more)