Yesterday during my quiet time, I watched of one of the final scenes in the movie Braveheart- the torture scene where the Scot, William Wallace is given the choice to submit to English authority or continue in rebellion to the king and die a free man. He chose freedom. It’s on of the most powerful […]
“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17) Grace and Truth come together, but Law is something different altogether. We need to try to define Grace for a minute. I have noticed the tendency to want to limit or balance Grace (as if Grace can be limited or balanced) […]
Is God sexist? There are a lot of opinions out there. In the world and in the church, but what does God say about Himself? I love the story of Zelophehad’s daughters in the book of Numbers, chapter 27. Israel was a patriarhcal culture. Family lines and inheritance were traditionally determined by one’s gender. But […]
The concept of “dying to self” is something I bet most of us in evangelical circles are fairly used to hearing. I know I have heard it countless times, which puts in the category of accepted essentials. The story goes that if you really truly are a follower of the Lord Jesus, then you gotta […]
During this present furlough, we have been staying with my father on his 10 acres just outside of my hometown in Colorado. In the spring, there are usually 2 herds of wild turkeys that descend upon his field and stay, ironically, until just before Thanksgiving. The other day I saw one of the female turkeys […]
