The Cross is not a formula or a basis for a theology of atonement. Our minds are not meant to be overwhelmed by the cross, but our heart is.

joshua hawkins.

“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.” 1 Corinthians 1:26-27

God wasn’t stuck with the leftovers. He got first dibs. And he chose the uncool people, to shame the cool people.

Ray Ortland

BOBSORGE: If you want to see what’s inside a man, impale him to a cross. What came out of Jesus: forgiveness, compassion, promise, loyalty, faith.

The incarnation is stunning and devastating to our stoic understanding of what God is like. - Stephen Venable