The Christian life is not a movement from sinner to saint. It is the life of one who is already declared righteous in Christ, and yet still struggles with sin. There is a tension at the heart of the Christian life that many Christians feel, but few are able to clearly articulate. Scripture speaks in remarkably strong terms about what has been given to those who belong to Christ. We’re told that our sins are forgiven, that we’re justified before God, and that we stand clothed

On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus gave His Church a new and greater Passover: His own body and blood, given for the forgiveness of sins.

As Lent deepens, the Church draws closer to the place where the love of God and the sin of the world meet face to face.

The Christian life often begins to deepen when we finally recognize that we are not meant to carry everything ourselves.

Repentance rarely arrives as a dramatic turning point. More often it unfolds slowly, as the Holy Spirit patiently reshapes our hearts through the Word of God. One of the quiet misunderstandings that we often have about repentance is the assumption that it must always arrive suddenly. We often imagine repentance as a dramatic moment of clarity, a decisive turning point where sin is recognized, confessed, and left behind once and for all. Scripture certainly contains moments li

“Faith lives not by mastering life, but by clinging to Christ where He has chosen to be found: in the cross, in the promise, and in mercy for sinners.”