Marcos Schultz

Certain little everyday words can be very important in the Scriptures.Words like but and therefore.Or, in today’s case, the word is if.“This includes you who were once far away from

[And you] he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his deathCol 1.22a But, because one good deed deserves another, I think of 2 Cor 5.18 (we celebrate

Jesus wanted to make me holy, blameless, and above reproach.And He nailed it!I am holy, blameless, and above reproach.“And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind,doing evil deeds,He

He had never known the crushing weight of sin upon His person.He had never tasted the bitter shame of it.Yet, He willingly chose the sorrowful road that leads to joy.On

I’ve spent some recent time in India sharing the gospel.Psalm 86 has always spoken to me, but here in New Delhi, its words feel even more profound. Psalm 86:8a says:

“…making peace by the blood of his cross.”(Colossians 1:20b)His blood establishes peace; our hostilities with God are finished. The war is over.Paul echoes this truth to the Romans:“Therefore, since we

“And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”Colossians 1:17If Jesus lets go, the whole thing comes crashing down in an instant—everything, everywhere, all at once.

“These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar.”(Hebrews 11:13a)“Helloooooooooooooooooooooo promisesssssssss!I wouldn’t be able to see you if not

“And he is the head of the body, the church.”(Colossians 1:18a)He is the head.When I focus on that idea, my imagination pictures a body—arms, legs—and a round-shaped Jesus perched on

It captures my heart to realize that the apostle Paul and the fisherman John were the only two New Testament men who took short-term trips to heaven. Both of them

Have you ever lost your phone, only to discover it wasn’t a kind stranger who found it? Sometimes, you have to buy it back from someone who really shouldn’t have