Here's the Headline: The Power That Broke the ChainHave you ever felt completely trapped by your own bad habits? You promise yourself you will not get angry, or slip back into that old compromise, yet...  Read More

The Verdict of GraceHere's the Headline: No Condemnation: Breathing the Clean Air of Romans 8If you are like most Christians I know, your own heart is often your harshest accuser. You wake up with a v...  Read More

The Shout of VictoryText focus: Romans 7:24–25 (LSB)“Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I...  Read More

The Columbo Tactic(original post found here)Using simple, leading questions is an almost effortless way to introduce spiritual topics to a conversation without seeming abrupt. At STR we call this the ...  Read More

The Delight of the Inner ManText focus: Romans 7:22–23 (LSB)“For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in my members, waging war against the law of my mind ...  Read More

The Law of Sinful GravityText focus: Romans 7:21"I find then the principle that in me evil is present-in me who wants to do good."This is the "corrupted" state of our current existence. Even when you ...  Read More

Loving the Law, Loathing the SinText focus: Romans 7:16–17 (LSB)"But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, that the Law is good. So now, no longer am I the one doing it, bu...  Read More

Only a believer in Jesus Christ can have the inner conflict that Paul describes in Romans 7....  Read More

The Heavenly Host or Hostile Spirits? A Biblical Perspective on "Aliens"In recent days, the world has become obsessed with UAPs and the search for extraterrestrial life. Pop culture—and even some gove...  Read More

Broken Cisterns and Living Water: Finding True SatisfactionWe all have "wells" we go to when we feel empty. We look to career success, the perfect relationship, or even digital entertainment to give u...  Read More

"The Law is a light to our feet, not a load to our backs."...  Read More

Have you ever felt completely drained by the demands of life? There is a quiet, profound comfort found in John 4:6: "Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well."In this "portr...  Read More