Kevin Burrell provides insights for the Christian life by directing our attention to birds and the Bible.

It’s Absurd Luke 1:26–38 Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” Luke 1:34 The Christmas story seems absurd to many. It claims that the birth of Jesus is the birth of God, that is, the birth of one who was both man and God. How can that be?…

Chase Johnston shares his faith in the midst of a record-setting year on the court.

The Best News Ever Heard Mark 16:1–7 You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen. Mark 16:6 The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the best news the world has ever heard because it is true; it came after an apparent defeat; it proves many important things; and finally, it calls for a…

Easter comes with resounding joy because we fix our eyes on this Lamb, standing on the other side of the River of Death, triumphant.

The Offered Pardon Mark 15:6–15 Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas. Mark 15:15 Suppose word had come to Barabbas that he was now free and that another prisoner, Jesus, would be dying. Suppose he replied this way: “What you are telling me cannot be true. It may apply to someone else,…

Christ’s silence was, ultimately, his full and loving compliance with his Father’s righteous will.

Blessings and Persecutions Mark 10:17–31 Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time . . . with persecutions. Mark 10:29–30 Christ’s words to…

Christ, the spotless lamb, is the only fit substitute for sinners.

The question is no longer simply, do we believe the story? The question is: Will we live like people who have been passed over by grace?