Tagged: crucifixion

The Gospel that Hangs on a Nail (or the Devil is in the Distractions)
Posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: building the kingdom, building the wall, crucifixion, gospel, Jesus, Nehemiah, Noah, resisting the enemy

Recently, I was offended. Highly offended. Hmph! For twenty-four hours I spun. Replaying the incident. Reliving the exchange. Accusing the other to the Lord. Stating my case. Building my defense – for my snit, for my righteous indignation, for the plan of taking further action, for the sake of the church – after all – …[ read more ]
The Broken, Bloody Truth
Posted on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: broken, brokenness, crucifixion, eternal life, heartbroken, Romans 8, separated from Jesus, surviving hard times

Today I’m thinking about how quickly things can come apart, how little it takes to unravel something it took years to create, how with one little click we can delete the work of a lifetime, with a single bad choice, undo the good of many right ones. Maybe I’ve overdosed on the Olympics – that …[ read more ]