The book of Matthew provides us with one of the most familiar accounts in the Bible of the birth and infancy of Jesus: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, ...

And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every ...

Christians care about Christmas because it marks the beginning of the gospel, the beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ. If you think about how the Gospel writers introduce their Gospels—Matthew, ...

My favorite Christmas text puts humility at the heart of Christmas. So this Christmas I am marveling at Jesus’s humility and wanting more of it myself. I’ll quote the text in a moment. But first there ...

Every week, many churches around the world read the Bible but miss the main point—and end up teaching false gospels week in and week out. One of the most important safeguards against this danger is an ...

Preachers fill our church pulpits, conference stages, and television airwaves. But the question remains: What is good preaching really like? In this accessible volume—written for preachers and ...

Martin Luther knelt before the altar in the monastery chapel. This was the official ceremony when Martin was made a monk. “What do you seek here?” asked a priest leading the service. “God’s grace, and ...

God's mission is what the triune God is doing in the world to save sinners. That's different than Christian witness: the way we participate in what God is doing.

Matt Emerson and Brandon Smith explain what the doctrine known as the inseparable operations of the Trinity is all about.