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He Descended to the Dead? Recovering Holy Saturday

As we come to and through another Easter season, our thoughts naturally turn to those epic events of Christ’s passion week: his triumphal entry, his last days of teaching, the last supper, his betrayal, his unjust trial, his crucifixion, his burial, and his resurrection. Many churches make a great effort to take their congregations through the drama of that cosmically significant week (despite what some Roman Catholics on Twitter seem to think). Now look back to the list of events in the previous paragraph and see if you can find what is missing. Did I forget any major events? At...

Phil Cotnoir

What Does It Mean to Be a Living Sacrifice in Romans 12:1-3?

Wyatt Graham

Few passages capture the heart of Christian discipleship more clearly than Romans 12:1-3. After eleven chapters of theological argument, Paul shows us how God’s mercy naturally leads to transformed living. The call to present our bodies as living sacrifices isn’t an additional burden but the fitting response to divine mercy—a wholistic worship where inner conviction and outer action become unified expressions of devotion. “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but...

Why Palm Sunday Matters

Angie Velasquez Thornton

The account of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem in Mark 11:1-11 provides a snapshot of a turning point in the life of Jesus. It not only marks the beginning of the last week of his life. But it also puts on display both his humility and his authority. It teaches us a timely message: Let us welcome our Lord Jesus with joy, for He is our Deliverer King. Jesus Sends His Disciples from Bethany In the opening scene of Mark 11, we find Jesus near Bethany, 2.5 km east of Jerusalem. The town was home to Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, and...

Antipas: The Forgotten Martyr in the New Testament

Wyatt Graham

In the New Testament, there are five named martyrs who died because of their testimony to the truth. But you probably only know four of them: John the Baptist is the first. (Matthew 14:1-12) Jesus is the second. (Revelation 1:5) Stephen is the third. (Acts 7:54-60) James, son of Zebedee is the fourth. (Acts 12:1-2) Many of us forget the fifth—Antipas of Pergamum (Rev 2:13)! Yet Jesus himself commends the fifth martyr as one worthy of honour and respect. Antipas stands as an example of one who resisted evil and gained a reward “I know where you dwell, where Satan’s...

John 1:1 Says the Word Is God, Not Merely Divine

Wyatt Graham

I recently heard someone argue that John 1:1c does not mean that “the Word was God” but rather that “the Word was divine.” Part of his argument relied on the lack of an article before the word “God” (theos) in Greek. On this argument, the Word is not God but merely divine. The observation is not new. For example, Chrysostom, a native Greek speaker of the fourth century, notes in a homily that the word “God” in John 1:1c indeed lacks an article. And he knows some people may wonder why: “‘But see,’ you say, ‘the Father is spoken of...

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