I fear that most of us try to avoid grief in our lives, but is that really what God wants us to do? I don’t think so. I think God wants to give us the grace to grieve and feel the losses we experience in our lives.

It is very popular to say the Christian life is all about following Jesus. That might be how the disciples lived during Jesus’ earthly ministry, but things changed for them after the cross. They’ve changed for us to.

Rededicating your life to Christ is a popular teaching in a lot of Christian circles, but Christianity is not about your dedication to Him, it’s about His dedication to you.

Frank Friedmann’s book, Stunned by Grace, is a thoughtful and comprehensive look at God’s grace. In this book review, we dive into more specifics found in the book and how it’s helped me grow in grace. It truly is stunning how good God’s grace really is!

Easter changes everything. We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord, King, and Savior. But we often forget that we’ve also been resurrected with Him too and that changes everything for us now, not just one day in the future!

Most Christians know that Jesus died for our sins on Good Friday but still struggle with wondering how forgiven we really are. Know the good news today that you are completely and totally forgiven.

Before you came to know Christ, you were the source of your life. It was up to you to earn an identity and produce meaning and purpose in your life. When you were crucified with Christ though, He became the Source for your life!

Your old self was crucified with Christ, and when you died, you died to the Law. You have been released from the bondage of the Law, and you now live in the new way of the Spirit.

When Jesus died on the cross and you were crucified with Him, you died to the power of sin. You no longer have a sin nature! If you walk by faith that this is true (which it is), you’ll experience the victory over sin that was purchased for you at the cross.

When Jesus died on the cross, you died with Him. Paul said, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live.” Knowing this truth will help us truly experience Christ in us and through us.

Palm Sunday seemed to be a day that people were recognizing Jesus for who He truly was, but a closer look reveals they were really missing it. Many of us are missing who Jesus really is as well.