#Cross

May 3, 20214 min read

Is Jesus’ Mission Your Mission?

Jesus is not after passive surrender. The cross was his instrument of world salvation, so to take it up means actively devoting your life...

Apr 22, 20214 min read

Michael Jordan, Jesus, and a Ton of Fish: In the Presence of Greatness

When I was in middle school, I got to meet Michael Jordan. At the height of his fame, he came to a local golf tournament, and my best...

Apr 12, 20214 min read

Four Questions to Determine If You’re a Disciple

For the first Christians who heard, “Take up your cross” (Luke 9:23), it was not poetic or symbolic language; it was quite literal....

Aug 7, 20194 min read

The Cross Wasn’t Just About God’s Love

There are a number of more liberal theologians today who buck against the idea that Jesus’ death on the cross was a necessary payment for...

Jul 23, 20185 min read

Four Ways to Respond to the Cross

Very few people debate whether Jesus died. It’s why he died that causes the debate. Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his 1894 autobiography, “I...

Mar 28, 20186 min read

Four People Exposed by Jesus’ Trial

I recently read a rather bizarre account of a lawsuit, filed in 1970 by an Arizona lawyer named Russel Tansie. The house of Tansie’s...