The Uprooting
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Col 1:13-14, NIV). Wanna know why this is one of my favorite verses about Jesus' sacrifice and salvation? Because of the absolute finality in these words. The Bible doesn’t say that Jesus almost rescued us from darkness, or that we have some redemption and a little forgiveness. No. This is a total and complete uprootin
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For the Moms and Not-Yet Moms
In honor of Mother's Day, it seems only fitting that we talk about one of the many moms in the Bible: Hannah. Her story is found in 1 Samuel 1-2:11 but basically, after years of infertility, she goes to the temple and pleads with the Lord to give her a son. If He does, she promises to dedicate him to God, meaning that he'll live and work at the temple. Lo and behold, He opens her womb and she gives birth to Samuel ... who she gives over to God as soon as he's weaned. This chi
May 93 min read
Who and Whose
For those of us who’ve asked Jesus to be our Lord and Savior, we’re privy to a whole host of amazing Truths about our newfound, adopted-into-the-family-of-God identity. Unfortunately, most of us don’t know them. This explains why we tend to live in defeat and despair, instead of freedom and triumph. A couple weeks ago, the Lord led me to a wonderful book called Victory Over the Darkness (by Niel T. Anderson, since I gotta cite my sources) and in it, there’s a list of statemen
Apr 254 min read
