True Gospel comfort is meant to be shared. From Christina Fox at the Gospel Coalition: This story of gospel comfort in 2 Corinthians reminds us that we’re all united to Christ, and that when he is at work in one of us, it affects all of us. God’s grace multiplies as it works through the …
Jacob, the Old Testament patriarch, spent the pivotal night of his life wrestling with an unidentified figure. As dawn comes Jacob asks for a blessing before he will release his protagonist. He receives his blessing, but his hip is touched and he walks thereafter with a limp. He receives his blessing, but he walks with …
The transition from outside the kingdom into the kingdom happens all at once. The transition of the character of the lives that have gone from completely outside to completely inside takes longer. We shouldn’t be discouraged. As Joel Littlefield writes Things That Matter Rarely Happen Fast. Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is like …
I’m discovering the writings of Winn Collier. Here he examines the trope ‘I’m spiritual, but not religious’ and points out that while the idea has some attractions, ultimately its just too thin to sustain a soul. An excerpt: Abstract ideals don’t have the grit I know is required to save me. Rather, it is Jesus’ …
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