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”
A People Prepared
John the Baptist has always fascinated me. I would love to have seen this wild, camel hair wearing, locust eating man for myself. The man who in one moment beheld all three Persons of the trinity; the man who famously stated that he must decrease and Christ must increase. The man who fearlessly confronted Herod’sContinue reading “A People Prepared”
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