Do you ever wonder if you matter? If you have value despite your flaws? If there is an eternal purpose for your life? The Apostle Paul was writing to the Christians in Rome to help them understand the transformation that happened when they were saved by God’s grace. They had…
For a reporter, the lede is a critical part of your story. It is in those first few sentences that you give your readers the most important information. You state the facts upfront and they decide if they want to keep reading. The beginning of Romans reads like the beginning…
I am notorious for scrambling to change things when they are not lining up as I think they should. Instead of allowing God to work things out according to His predetermined plan, I decide to interfere and “fix” things. Of course, my way is not better, and I end up…
America is moving further and further away from God. Good is being called evil, and evil is being called good. Darkness is trying to overpower the light. (Isaiah 5:20) It’s hard not to worry about where it’s all headed. God will not allow the sins of a nation to go…
Throughout all of time a shadow existed. The lure of sin could not be resisted. Separated from God by a chasm so wide, with no way to cross to the other side. In rebellion and sin we were dreadfully lost. On our own we could never cover the cost. Then…