Have you ever found yourself somewhere you didn’t want to be? Life takes an unexpected turn, and suddenly, the hopes and plans we had give way to rough circumstances or a particularly long, difficult season of life. Now, what if those unfavorable circumstances are the result of someone else’s sin—either against us or in ourContinue reading “Faithful Follower”
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Flashback Friday – The Dangerous Deception
Satan has been sowing seeds of deceit in my family. This is not surprising or unique to us because Satan is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44) and he prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). Sometimes he uses the same old things; sometimes he usesContinue reading “Flashback Friday – The Dangerous Deception”
Are You in the Fight?
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was setContinue reading “Are You in the Fight?”
Flashback Friday – The Sting of Death
A short devotion on 1 Corinthians 15:56-57 from my morning reading: “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:56-57). Sin is like a venom, a poison, that slowly seeps through the wholeContinue reading “Flashback Friday – The Sting of Death”
Flashback Friday – The Gospel is My Redo Button
Have you ever wished for a redo button? Have you ever had a day that started off so completely on the wrong foot that you wish you could just push a button and start over? You woke up tired because you didn’t get enough sleep the night before, or the night before that, or theContinue reading “Flashback Friday – The Gospel is My Redo Button”
Flashback Friday – How Does Your Garden Grow?
Sin always starts small and seemingly harmless.
Room for Doubt
True evidence of genuine saving faith is not in a one moment event but rather in a current examination of our lives.
Flashback Friday – The Whole Gospel: Why Propitiation Matters
Ever heard a gospel presentation that went something like this: “We are sinners and our sin separates us from God. But Jesus died on the cross and rose again so we could be forgiven. If you ask him to save you, he will. Would you like to pray and ask him to come into yourContinue reading “Flashback Friday – The Whole Gospel: Why Propitiation Matters”
Flashback Friday – Rescue from Rebellion: My Story of Redemption
A salvation story doesn’t have to be R-rated to be powerful. We may not all be saved from a life of crime, drugs, or persecuting Christians (like the apostle Paul). Sometimes it is what God protected us from doing that testifies to his glory and grace. I grew up as an only child in aContinue reading “Flashback Friday – Rescue from Rebellion: My Story of Redemption”
Till There’s Nothing Left
My kids know I am famous for theologically picking apart songs on the radio. I’m not trying to be a curmudgeon—I’m trying to make them think, and hopefully have some invigorating and fruitful conversations along the way. The world shoves so many messages at us which we swallow and digest without even tasting. How doContinue reading “Till There’s Nothing Left”
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