“‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous ...
Members of the public have left messages and paid their respects for those lost on July 4 at 50-foot memorial Wall of Hope in Kerrville. ©Bethany Blankley for The Center Square (The Center Square) – ...
In John 3, Jesus describes the beginning of a person’s relationship with God through Christ as being “born again.” Many things may work together to bring a person to the point of accepting Christ as ...
An Advent reading for December 12. Scripture uses the motif of darkness and light to describe the Promised One—and Jesus identified himself as this prophesied light. In him, we experience salvation ...
What Jesus says doesn’t match what we usually say. Is it permissible to reopen the question of salvation? If we do, how will Jesus’ teachings stand up to our inherited traditions? These questions came ...
I’ve written before about the rich young ruler. He asked Jesus (Matthew 19:16-24) how to “have eternal life.” Jesus replied: “keep the commandments” and “sell what you possess and give to the poor, ...
Morgan Wallen's new song "Don't Think Jesus" tells the story of a young singer who's seeking salvation after living too wild. The country waltz ends with a flex. Released on Good Friday, "Don't Think ...
A few Sundays back, I stirred a lot of discussion by pondering the theological issues of hell and salvation. It amounted to a defense of the Rev. Robert Jeffress' sometimes controversial style. If we ...
The one-two punch of the Covid-19 pandemic and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s return to the national stage have revived the perennial topic of vaccine denialism. There are many reasons this skepticism ...
(The Center Square) – Throughout the Hill Country, crosses, words of Jesus, prayers and messages of hope are written on memorials honoring nearly 150 killed from the catastrophic July 4 flash flood.