My Only Comfort

Jesus pursues his people with a relentless, abiding compassion.

Jesus told us to enter by the narrow gate. What does this mean and why do so many miss it? The answer is not what you think it is, but goes to the heart of the gospel.

Some quick thoughts on the latest book by John Piper. Do the affections for Jesus as our greatest treasure belong in the definition of saving faith? What about bad days? What about the prophets who cried out to God in pain and sorrow? Some thoughts about faith, salvation, justification - and the compassion of Jesus even when our hearts are not where they should be.

Abraham waited patiently for 25 years because he believed God and believed in the power of God. Jesus died on Friday and didn't rise until Sunday. Waiting for resurrection does not mean that God has forgotten. Hold on to his promise because he is faithful and has the power to raise the dead.

Who are the Sons of God and the Daughters of Men? Moses is referring us back to the fall - just as Eve saw and took, so also in Genesis 6:2. Water cleanses - either with the cleansing, gentle water of a quiet pool, or as a flood of destruction. The gospel is the quiet pool. Come to Christ before the waters destroy again.

As Cain's descendant's spread over the earth, wickedness prevailed. God remembers his promise, though, and gave Seth to Adam and Eve in the place of Abel, whom Cain slew. Then mankind began to call upon the name of the Lord. Then, as now, calling upon the name of the Lord always brings salvation, for God always hears that prayer. Paul, using that same formula, exhorts us to confess with our mouths...

Continuing on the Story of Grace, episode 4 - How God prepares the world for the coming of Christ and the redemption of all creation. This episode looks at the consequences of sin and what it means to be driven from God's presence.

Those who understand Jesus' love and how much they have been forgiven will love much. But we are a generation plagued by men like Simon, sitting in judgment over "inappropriate" displays of love. Let's become a generation that knows how to love well, for we have been forgiven much!

Why was Abel accepted and Cain rejected? It has to do with faith. One looked forward to the coming Redeemer, the one promised who would crush the head of the serpent. The other put his trust in his own substance. One was named "substance"; the other, "vanity".  But Jesus didn't come for the righteous. He came for the sinners. He came to call the wanderers home. He came to seek and save that which...

When mankind fell, enmity and disharmony entered creation. We are restless and at war - with each other, with our spouses, with creation, with the ground, and with God Himself. But Christ has promised rest - He will take that enmity upon himself and bring us rest.

Episode one of the Story of Grace God intends to rescue us from death and misery and restore what we lost.