By Brian Allred It’s easy to get sucked into the drama of an epic showdown. You can think old school like Luke Skywalker facing Darth Vader in Star Wars, or Rocky Balboa squaring off against Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (or perhaps you prefer his bout against Clubber Lang in Rocky III). More recently, there’s … Continue reading The Pain of Nain and the Hope of Easter
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by Brian Allred Broken cities, broken schools, broken laws, broken bodies, broken bones, broken vows, broken marriages, broken homes, broken dreams, broken spirits, broken hearts. To quote the title of a 1989 Bob Dylan song: everything is broken [1]. Does that capture how you feel sometimes? Even if you’re a bit more of an optimist … Continue reading Fixing What’s Broken: Insights from Isaiah 59
Commentator Dale Ralph Davis makes this observation regarding the death of David in 1 Kings chapter 1: “The kingdom of God frequently passes through precarious moments in this world. It may be the passing of Joseph and the rising of bondage (Gen. 50 - Exod. 1), the death of Moses and the transition to Joshua … Continue reading Sovereignty & Sunset
"If I hate you it is because you have hated goodness. And if I like you...it is because you are good." –Evan MacIan, character in The Ball & the Cross by G. K. Chesterton
"Adoption...is the highest priviledge that the gospel offers: higher even than justification.... Adoption is higher, because of the richer relationship with God that it involves...Justification is a forensic idea, conceived in terms of law and viewing God as judge. In justification, God declares of penitent believers that they are not, and never will be, liable … Continue reading Adoption: The Highest Privilege