Posts by Craig Ashton Jr.

Abolishing Dividing Walls

Jesus is our peace. Whatever dividing walls we erect—racial, religious, relational, political, or cultural—Jesus wants us to live peacefully with one another. Let Jesus abolish the hostility.

Glory Come Down

No story is greater than that of the world becoming God’s tabernacle. It inspires me to draw close to God, who longs for us know Him and to receive His love. Perhaps we don’t feel the glory of God in this world as we should because no one is working to bring Him here.

Justice & Mercy

God’s justice is like a mighty stream. To defy it is to block God’s almighty surge.

God’s Bow in the Sky

There is something fascinating and wonderful about rainbows. Their colors hold great beauty and promise.

Saving the Best for Last

In this story, we discover an explosion of excessive and sweet joy, the kind we all search for.

Losing Jesus’ Testimony

Instead of choosing a cafeteria-style Christianity, I pledged to consider the Bible as a whole in my quest to determine who God is.

Closed Hearts and the End of Mercy

I don’t see God arbitrarily removing His mercy and forgiveness from our world; I see Him describing probation from a different angle, using Pharaoh’s hardened heart as a metaphor for the condition of our world. We close probation on ourselves.

Paul’s Different God: Angry or Groaning?

For Paul, the gospel is not about being saved from an angry God but a message grounded in God’s rescuing love for the world and fully revealed in the faithfulness of Jesus. Now that’s a game changer!