Drawing Near in James 4
The ten commands in James 4 are one unified call to repentance, and the heart of it is verse 8, where God promises to meet us the moment we reconnect with Him.
Forgiveness
The Divine Sword | Ezekiel 21-22 | Our Daily Bread Video Devotional
God is good, and He is just. It’s important for us to remember the fullness of who He is so that we can remember how much we need the salvation and forgiveness His Son Jesus offers to us. In all of our brokenness, we are not without a Savior.
Start Together, Finish Together: Love Is Easy, Everything Else is Hard.
3:42 a.m.—Three hours before sunrise. Sarah and I are awake. Sort of. We begin our marathon route in the hamlet of Manitou Springs, a town where everything is organic, even the Subaru exhaust.
We start our journey alone, in front of the little courthouse, the official starting line of the Pikes Peak Marathon. Before we begin running, we hug each other tightly.
“We’re doing this,” we say before we sprint off into the silent streets.
Artisan Forgiveness: Running Up Dad’s Mountain
Morning in Manitou Springs, Colorado. My sister and I have a rental cabin located near the base of Pikes Peak. I am sitting on a picnic table outside our cabin, drinking crappy instant coffee, finishing my third chocolate bar.
My sister brought the chocolate. It’s artisan chocolate. She is asleep in the cabin right now. She’s not going to be happy when she awakes and finds out I’ve eaten all her fancy chocolate. I will undergo one of her famous improvised gender reassignment operations.
Chasing the Ghost of Pikes Peak: We Meet at the Summit
My dad was a runner. He started just before I was born. One day after work, they say he came home and decided it was time to quit smoking and start jogging. He stabbed out his smoldering cigarette and he tore off running, right then. He finished the cigarette later that evening.
The Lonely Road of Unforgiveness
You know the type: the person who keeps a running tab of every slight, every mistake, every dumb thing somebody said back in 2012. The kind of person who never really lets anything go.
No Offense, Sean, But…
“Dear Sean, your column yesterday about embracing my inner child and childhood was inaccurate. I’m 67 with more life experience than you… And my childhood wasn’t idyllic like yours obviously was…
The Forgotten Virtue: How Our Culture is Crumbling Without Forgiveness
In a world that prizes outrage, thrives on callouts, and worships moral high ground, one ancient virtue has quietly vanished from public life: forgiveness.
The Transformative Power of Forgiveness: A Christian Perspective
Forgiveness, a cornerstone of Christian teachings, is a concept that transcends time and resonates with enduring wisdom.
Dealing with Terrorism: Old Testament vs. New Testament Perspectives
For many Christians, the Bible provides guidance on matters of justice, order, and societal protection.
The Romans Road
The Romans Road “Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.” ~Anatole Broyard The Romans were good at a lot of things. While touring Europe, I was able to see much of the work they left behind that sometimes looks in better condition than the roads in my hometown of Helena, Montana. But …
No COVID Amnesty Without Penance
Those who put us through a two year COVID nightmare would like amnesty. But they want it without any admission of guilt.
Are You Loved?
Are You Loved? What’s Better, the Truth that Hurts then Saves, or the Lie that Destroys? Walking out my door I take a right and head downtown Helena, Montana. Passing a school and the town’s beautiful cathedral I next spy St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Prominently displayed in the window hangs the transgender flag. A flag often …