The gospel in me and through me!
People often look down on or mock others who miss things that are quite obvious. I myself have been the object of such mocking. I didn’t purposely ignore what was going on, but by missing what was plain to everyone … Read More
In my heart I’m a legalist. I love rules and love enforcing rules. But more than anything else I love catching other people breaking the rules. I do this because it makes me feel like I’m better than I really … Read More
Not one of us is worthy of the love of God. We’ve all violated God’s holy demands to the point that we deserve unending separation from Him forever in hell. This fact is true of every human who has ever … Read More
That God offers forgiveness for free is a fact that we believe, but it’s one that can be hard for people to accept. The reality of our sinfulness complicates this for us in a couple of a ways. Some of … Read More
We all sin; some of our sins are big, some are small, and some are habitual, but we all sin. Then what? After we sin we might be tempted to give up on ourselves and expect God to give up … Read More
We’re well aware of humanity’s sinfulness; it is all around us in society and ever present in our own hearts. Usually our sin is a result of faithlessness. We can’t believe that God could provide for us, so we make … Read More
Much of the time, we as Christians recognize the extraordinary gift that we’ve received in God’s mercy, and it inspires good works of faithful service and thankful worship to God. But when we are guilty of scorning God’s mercy, we … Read More