Articles on The Cross and the Resurrection

Crown of thorns above the names of Jesus

The Devil Is a Sore Loser

For three days Satan danced and pranced and cursed and made the demons bow down and worship him. But what Satan didn’t know was that on that first day, and on the second day, and on the third day, the blood of Jesus Christ was ascending to the throne of Jehovah God.

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by Rev. Matt W. Leach September 28, 2026
House on a rock

The House of Faith

The direct product of justification is that we are being made holy by God Himself. Holiness, make no mistake, is a gift, not an achievement. Any goodness of which you or I am capable is because of the Gift of God’s grace, not because we are “good” on our own.

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by Rev. Matt W. Leach September 24, 2026
The Scandal of the Cross

The Scandal of the Cross

People who value human wisdom have a difficult time with Christianity. Christianity doesn’t make sense. “For the story and message of the cross,” Paul writes, “is sheer absurdity and folly to those who are perishing and on their way to perdition, but to us who are being saved it is the manifestation of the power of God.”

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by Rev. Matt W. Leach September 24, 2026