“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart …” Matthew 11:28-29a To a crowd of people, Jesus gives this open invitation. You are invited to come to Him, to receive Read More
Posts by Chips Ross
Advent, Day 1 – Jesus is our Savior
“No one has ever seen God. The only One [Jesus], Himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.” John 1:18 Welcome to December and welcome to advent! What is advent? It’s what many Christians have used for hundreds of years to think through the coming of Christ at Christmas. Read More
Your Need For Peace
In mid-stride, the Holy Spirit stopped me with a choice: would I do what was right? Or what was comfortable? Even if it felt awkward to me, I needed to go to my friend and ask for his help. My friend had recently been angry with me, feeling I wasn’t not including him. Suddenly, the Read More
Jesus Is Faithful!
Growing up in a church that was committed to God’s Word, I quickly learned certain behaviors were applauded – and certain ones were discouraged. For example, in Sunday School, my leaders would glow towards my parents for how I sat still and quiet, raised my hand, and gave the right answers. Since my leaders thought Read More
How Would You Define God?
Exodus 34:5-8 The Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the Lord. Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, Read More
So What Is Justification?
Moments away from arriving at the family home for a Thanksgiving break, I hear the siren and the lights flashing in my rear view mirror. As I pull over, one of my kids reminds me of something we had recently been learning as a family: how can we give thanks for this? Sigh. I was Read More
God Gives Mercy
2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, One of the dangerous thoughts that can creep into Christianity is that Jesus is loving but God the Father is angry. However, the Bible paints a different picture, where the Father and Read More
My Good Friend, Propitiation!
Propitiation. I once avoided this word. I would hear it in arguments at church – arguments that I wanted to avoid. But God stirred my heart to investigate this term. And now, funny enough, I look at Propitiation as a friend. God is no longer angry with me. That’s the effect of propitiation. God is Read More
Jesus’ Emotions of Compassion and Anger
Emotions are an important part of my daily life. On the day I wrote this, I experienced joy, dread (I had to do a workout), contentment, excitement, fear, anxiety, love, and impatience. So what about the emotions of Jesus? Since Jesus is truly human (and truly God), He also has truly human emotions, but without Read More
Jesus Intercedes; Jesus Advocates; Jesus Loves
Jesus loves you! Yes, it’s true! It’s such a personal love that He has for each believer. The more I understand how much He loves me, my heart is filled with love for Him. Plus, a burning desire to tell other people about Him. Which is why writing this for you is a joy for Read More