Raised Up for This Very Purpose
God tells the most powerful man on earth why he is still standing.
romans
24 pieces
Questions
If God Works All Things for Good, Why Does So Much Go Wrong
An honest look at Romans 8:28 from the side of the person for whom things have not worked out.
In All Things
Romans 8:28 is often quoted too quickly; read slowly, it promises more and less than people think.
Family
No Condemnation at Home
What Romans 8 has to say to a marriage where one or both people have kept score too long.
No Condemnation
Romans 8:1 begins the greatest chapter in the letter with a verdict that has already been read.
Family
A Household Guide to Romans 5 to 8
How a family can read the heart of Paul's letter together over a few weeks, with words explained and questions for the table.
Who Will Rescue Me
Romans 7:24-25 puts the most honest cry in the letter next to its answer.
Bible study
Obedience From the Heart
A study of Romans 6:17-18 and the pattern of teaching that shapes a life.
Wages and Gift
Romans 6:23 sets two words against each other, and the contrast is the gospel.
Bible study
Not Under Law but Under Grace
A study of Romans 6:12-14 and why grace is the ground of obedience.
Count Yourselves Dead
Romans 6:11 asks for an act of reckoning, not a feeling.
Devotional
August: Living Under Grace
The theme for the month is the difference between being ruled by sin and being ruled by grace, drawn from Romans 5 to 8.
The Gift Is Not Like the Trespass
Romans 5:15 insists that grace does more than cancel sin; it overflows.
Living
Endurance Is Not the Same as Waiting It Out
What Romans 5 teaches about the ordinary discipline of continuing.
Devotional
The Order of Suffering
Paul traces a line from hardship to hope, and the order of the steps is the whole point.
Peace That Was Made, Not Found
Romans 5:1 describes a peace that rests on a finished verdict rather than a settled mood.
Devotional
A Gospel That Starts Running
Mark's opening chapter moves fast, and the pace itself teaches something about who Jesus is.
Questions
If God Is My Shepherd, Why Does He Lead Me Into the Valley
Psalm 23 raises the hardest question in the Christian life and answers it more honestly than we sometimes do
Devotional
Day After Day They Pour Forth Speech
Psalm 19 says the sky is preaching, and it never takes a day off