Matthew McCullough

2 weeks ago | crossway.org | Matthew McCullough |Cameron Cole

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

2 weeks ago | crossway.org | Matt Smethurst |Matthew McCullough

Photo credit Andrew Walker, used by permission of River Road stewardshipFacing CancerTim Keller’s teaching shone brightest when the topic was the darkest. But it wasn’t just his teaching that glimmered in the dark. Ultimately, it was his life. In May 2020, two months after the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Keller was diagnosed with a particularly invasive and lethal form of cancer.

2 weeks ago | crossway.org | Matthew McCullough |Cameron Cole

Understanding AnxietySome find it helpful to contrast anxiety with fear. Fear and anxiety share many of the same symptoms and cause the same reactions. But fear is focused on a present threat, something right in front of you, like a rattlesnake slithering on the trail. Anxiety is focused on a possible threat. Fear focuses on what is happening. Anxiety focuses on what might happen. Fear goes as easily as it comes, once the snake slithers away into the brush.

3 weeks ago | crossway.org | Mathew McCullough |Matthew McCullough |Cameron Cole

What Is Your Hope? What is the hope of heaven to your life as a Christian? The question flows from Paul’s words at the beginning of what may be his most beautiful and comprehensive passage on living as a follower of Jesus: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Feb 8, 2025 | crossway.org | Mathew McCullough |Matthew McCullough |Cameron Cole

An Unpleasant TopicWhen is the last time you thought of the fact that you will die? When did you last have a conversation with someone on the subject of death? Have you ever seen anyone die? Ever had someone die in your home? When did you last walk through a cemetery or attend a funeral? Have you read any book, watched any movie, even listened to any sermon that deals with the problem of death? I’m not talking about death by violence or death by accident or death by rare and virulent disease.