Did Jesus Christ really rise from the dead? According to Scripture, there is no reason to treat the resurrection as a religious legend, philosophical idea, or matter of blind faith. It was an event witnessed, investigated, and faithfully reported by people who were there. In this teaching, Rich Robson examines the powerful eyewitness testimony surrounding the life, death, and resurrection …
Loving Your Enemies
Have you ever heard someone say, “I can forgive them, but I won’t forget it!”? Sometimes that sounds like another way of saying, “I may forgive you, but I will never fully trust you again.” Now, forgiveness does not mean forgetting what happened or pretending the hurt was never real. Nor does it require us to abandon wisdom or healthy …
After All These Years
One thing I appreciate more as I get older is the people who have walked through life with me. They remember things no one else remembers. They were there for seasons that are now only memories, for some of my best days and some I would rather forget. After enough years, someone can become so much a part of my …
Lingering in the Longing
Thoughts from my journal I offer to all. Longing must linger; it must be given air. Without air, the soul cannot breathe. Longings that are not allowed to linger in the heart are all too often smothered by ambition or buried beneath the burdens of responsibility. Lingering is unhurried, neither forced nor coerced. Lingering is the language of discovery. It …
Hello, God
God is always present, faithful, and ready to help—but how often do we consciously acknowledge Him? This teaching by Rich Robson encourages believers to develop the simple yet life-changing habit of saying, “Hello, God,” throughout the day. Whether life is going wonderfully or everything seems to be falling apart, we can continually speak with our heavenly Father, thank Him, seek …
A Time to Shine
It does not take much discernment to recognize that we are living in a time of tremendous spiritual confusion. Deception is widespread, fewer people are interested in understanding the Bible, and our culture no longer places the same importance on biblical values that it once did. As a result, ideas that would have been immediately recognized as contrary to Scripture …
Have We Neglected the Gospels
This teaching examines the vital place the Gospel accounts should have in the lives of Christians today. While recognizing legitimate distinctions between biblical administrations and the importance of understanding to whom a passage was originally addressed, it challenges the tendency to let those distinctions diminish the value of the Gospels or the Hebrew Scriptures. All Scripture contributes to the larger …
Who Decides What Is True?
Imagine that someone you care about calls you after a painful disagreement. They explain what happened, what was said, and why they were hurt. Their account seems reasonable, and by the end of the conversation, you feel certain that you understand the situation. Later, you speak with the other person, and the story sounds entirely different. The facts are the …
Maturing in Christ
Every so often, I have to stop and ask myself a hard question: Am I really maturing in Christ? It is easy to assume that I am. I can point to how long I have believed, how much Scripture I know, or how many responsibilities I carry. But maturity is usually revealed in moments that are far less impressive: when …
Pride: Why God Opposes the Proud
Few statements in Scripture are more sobering than the words, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6). Pride was the first sin committed against God, which makes it especially important to recognize for what it is: a direct challenge to His authority. Most Christians understand that pride is wrong, but James says far more than …