Irony occurs when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what is expected. Dramatic irony is when the author and the audience know that the situation is opposite of what the actors think it is. The Gospel of John, especially John 7:32-52, is dripping with irony. However, John used his irony not to amuse but to instruct us about who Jesus is and what he did. (full sermon notes)
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
As we begin a new series in the letter to the Galatians that will take us through most of the rest of this year,...
In a second vision, Daniel saw into the future when the Jews would need to remain faithful under terrible persecution.