He Died Our Death

God the Son assumed full humanity while remaining fully divine, so that he could both live a perfect life and so that his human body could suffer the judgment of death for our sin.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsMay 6, 2021gospel, justification, sanctification, faith, believe, crucifixion, death

God Cannot Change

We need to know that even when everything else around us does give way or could give way, there is One who cannot and will not give way.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsFebruary 11, 2021change, essense, faith, trust, goodness, god, resurrection, death

Jesus is Life

Jesus is the source of life for us — right now.

Spiritual GrowthQuint PittsSeptember 12, 2019jesus, lazarus, death, life, hope, reality, present, future, pain, loss

On Unanswered Prayer

What good is all this prayer if God is just going to let these people die?

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsAugust 22, 2019prayer, silence, pain, death, shadow, valley, doubt, God, wrestling, Christ, grief, comfort, questions

The Righteous for the Unrighteous

If there’s one thing in life you can count on, it’s that God will often subvert and surprise your expectations.

Spiritual GrowthJosiah PittsAugust 8, 2019evil, justice, wicked, injustice, cross, jesus, death, righteous, unrighteous, habakkuk

Breaking Free

The empty tomb on the first Easter is proof positive that all of us can be free.

Spiritual GrowthQuint PittsMay 30, 2019sermon, devotion, devotional, solitary, isolation, prison, shame, betrayal, sin, easter, death

Holy Week: Friday

On Good Friday, the cross demands my silence — and yet I cannot help but speak.

Fear Not (Words of Comfort for the 17th Anniversary of 9/11)

Words of hope, for a memory of fear.

Spiritual GrowthQuint PittsSeptember 13, 2018death, hope, 9/11, fear, dread, afraid, comfort