In a television interview two years ago, Pastor Rick Warren was asked to identify our number one purpose in life. This was his answer: “Your number one purpose in life is to let God love you. Not to love God, but to let Him love you.” Oof. If you wonder why I bring this quoteContinue reading “Holding Fast the Word of God”
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A Carol and the Gospel
*This article first appeared in the December 2022 issue of Faith on Every Corner Magazine. I’m happy to share it here as well 🙂 In December of 2018 I was a year and a half into what has now become an avid reading habit. At the time, it only seemed appropriate that I should readContinue reading “A Carol and the Gospel”
The Gift of Sonship
Sometimes I think it’s easier to wrap my mind around Jesus, the eternal Son of God, than Jesus, the child of Mary and Joseph. Jesus as the King of the Universe- the One through whom all things were made and the One who sits at the right hand of the Father in glory- that IContinue reading “The Gift of Sonship”
Fully, Finally, Completely
“It is finished.” These three words declared the free gift of our salvation. Yet, these three words are almost too wonderful to fathom; for they are the words that tell us the work has been completed- and there is nothing we can add. Try as we might, that truth is immovable. And so uncomfortable. BecauseContinue reading “Fully, Finally, Completely”
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