It sticks out like a sore thumb. In the middle of this hymn of gratitude, there it is: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful...

So, how did you end up at Yale for graduate school?” Whenever someone asks me this question, I have to decide what sort of story I will tell. There’s the story...

It’s not the sort of message that will win friends and influence people. But it’s a refrain of the first several chapters of the book of Acts. (See Acts 3:15; 4:10;...

The disciples rejoice at having Jesus alive among them. When he appears among them, he shows them his hands and his feet, offers them peace, and sends them to proclaim the...

Christians today depend completely on the testimony of those who have lived by faith for generations before us. Like Thomas, we have not seen the resurrected Jesus with our own eyes....

Peter and the other disciples do not know what lies ahead. The suffering and death of Jesus has tested them beyond their strength. And yet, they live through it to testify...

The psalmist maintains a steady communion with God, receiving counsel and allowing his heart to instruct him. How does a heart attuned to God’s counsel manifest in our lives and that...

Peter quotes part of this psalm in his sermon in Acts 2:25-28 to support the resurrection of Jesus. So, we as Christians come to the psalm affirming its voice in the...

Knowledge of Christ’s identity brings with it an awareness of his living presence. Just as Jesus had not been abandoned to death and Hades but was by God’s grace raised from...

Peter had put all his hope in his beloved friend, Jesus, only to see him cruelly crucified. Jesus had healed the sick, fed the hungry, comforted the desperate, and preached good...