Posts tagged “Forgiveness”
Get out of Satan’s mouth
The apostle Peter warned, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). A good…
Mercy for sinners; judgment for scoffers
The biblical book of 2 Chronicles is the account of the monarchy of the kingdom of Israel and, after the division, the southern kingdom…
Pattern recognition
I’m looking forward to the changing of the guard. I’m hoping that young people who aren’t jaded by tribalism will go into church work…
The prayer of a struggling believer
Father, I’m struggling right now. My heart is heavy, and I don’t even fully understand what I’m feeling. I know I’ve messed up. I’ve…
Standing invitations
When voices of influence contradict each other and you don’t know whom to trust, you have a standing invitation from God: “Come, my children,…
Satan the rock climber
Ever been rock climbing? I scaled one of those fake rock walls once as a kid on a family vacation, so I’m about a…
We’re only as sick as our secrets
Over the last few years, a number of high-profile Christians have been caught in scandals. Most recently, it’s been reported that the late apologist…
Look back
Tick. Tock. There are more than 30 million seconds in a year. How many of those 30 million moments of the year do…
I feel goaded by guilt
Do you know what it’s like never to feel that what you do for somebody else is enough? Or good enough? Are you insecure…
Punishment pays for your sin
At Sensō-ji, the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo, there’s a shrine to Kume no Heinai. An expert swordsman of the 17th century, Kume killed…
A pure heart
It was 1967 in South Africa. Louis Washkansky, a middle-aged grocer, had only weeks to live. His heart was flabby and scarred and failing…
Nothing to crow about
I have a question for anyone who knows anything about chickens. How long does a rooster live? I have new neighbors who raise chickens…