One of the ironies of early Christianity’s development was the fact that God’s ordained “apostle to the Gentiles” had nothing to do with founding the most prominent early Christian church, the fellowship in Rome that was almost exclusively constituted of Gentiles. ...

The Bible’s greatest theme, the theme that constitutes the great truth of the universe, forms the foundation of our faith and is the cornerstone of all that believe.  This great truth so pervades every aspect of our life that it is like oxygen, so universally near to...

Whenever we behold someone emerging from the baptismal waters, we hear the Biblical formula gleaned from Romans 6 pronounced over that new believer: “Buried with Christ in baptism; raised to walk in newness of life.” To watch someone emerge from the baptismal waters...

The Jesus told his disciples, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.   For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what does it profit a man, if he gains the...

We think of the term “psychological breakdown” as thoroughly modern. But do not the opening words of this psalm describe a man on the verge of a physical, emotional and spiritual collapse? He cries out, “I am overcome by my trouble; I am distraught because of the...