Hope

When You're Afraid Your Faith Isn't Strong Enough

Afraid your faith isn't strong enough to hold on to God? Genesis 7 says the LORD shut Noah in. You were never the one holding the door. He is.

When You're Doing Everything Right and It's Not Working

You're doing everything right and it's not working. James Drake on Genesis 6 and Noah: we aren't called to be successful. We're called to be faithful.

Doing a Lot for God but Don't Feel Close to Him?

James Drake put his finger on something in Genesis 5: you can spend your whole life doing things for God and still not feel close to Him. Genesis points somewhere better.

Before There Was Light: When You Don't Know What's Next

James Drake put his finger on a feeling a lot of us carry quietly: not knowing what's next. Genesis 1:2 says God is already at work before anything takes shape.

Ten Things We Should Have Learned Since September 11, 2001

Twenty-five years on, Pastor Kent Keller presents Jim Tonkowich's article on what the September 11 attacks should have taught the church — in full.

Safe in the Ark: Who Really Shut the Door

James Drake on Genesis 7. The whole gospel hides in five words: the LORD shut him in. Noah didn't save himself, and neither do you. Christ is the ark.

Safe in the Ark - Genesis 7

James Drake opens Genesis 7 and finds the gospel in five words: 'the LORD shut him in.' Before the storm hit, God provided the rescue and closed the door — and Jesus is that ark.

Faith in a Corrupt World: Genesis 6 and the Grace of Noah

James Drake on Genesis 6, the darkest chapter in Foundations. In a world where every thought was only evil, Noah found grace he never earned.

Faith in a Corrupt World - Genesis 6

James Drake opens Genesis 6 — the darkest chapter yet in Foundations — and finds in Noah the shape of grace: one man who found favor he didn't earn, in a world God was about to judge.

When Everything Fell Apart: Grace Came Right Behind It

Genesis 3 is the day everything fell apart. Kent Keller walks through three questions from the Fall, and the grace God announced in the same breath as the curse.

When Everything Fell Apart - Genesis 3

Kent Keller walks Genesis 3 — the Fall, when sin entered through doubt and disobedience, and how God's first word after judgment is grace: a Redeemer is coming.

A Tribute to My Father

Fifty years ago today, Kent Keller's father died at 55. A B-17 pilot, a POW, a Kansas farm boy — and the four things he left behind.

Joseph: The Forgotten Hero of Christmas - Matthew 1:18-25

Discover the powerful story of Joseph, the forgotten hero of Christmas whose quiet faithfulness changed the world.

Finding Jesus in Your Broken Pieces - Luke 24

Finding Hope on the Road to Emmaus: How Jesus Reveals Himself Through Scripture