Triumphs and Tribulations Along the King’s Highway
SERMON • Acts 14 follows Paul and Barnabas through gospel success, temptation, near death by stoning, and the growth of new churches. Along the way, the chapter shows us: faithfulness is not measured by ease; success belongs to God; and suffering does not mean God is against us. The King’s highway on which the Christian travels is difficult, but grace keeps leading home through every triumph and tribulation.
True Faith Is Knowing, Treasuring, and Trusting Christ
ARTICLE • Faith is more than merely knowing Christian facts, having spiritual feelings, or making moral choices. Three classic triads—the saving-faith triad, the “faculty-psychology” triad, and the “transcendentals” triad—enhance our understanding of faith as our whole-person response to God: knowing Christ as truth, delighting in him as beauty, and entrusting ourselves to him as our ultimate good.
Read time: 7 min
Worried of Lack in the Presence of the Provider?
DEVOTION • “Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. . . . Jesus, aware of this, said to them, ‘Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?’” (Mark 8:14, 17)
Read time: 2 min
The Plot of the Gospel of John
ARTICLE • Writing explicitly to inspire readers’ faith in Jesus Christ (John 20:31), the apostle John masterfully crafted the plot of his eyewitness account of Jesus’ ministry, death, and resurrection.
Read time: 6 min
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