Redemption

Purpose for Giving

blessings, Giving, Jesus paid, Redemption, Sacrifice, Trusting God

Rick Moranis became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1980s and 1990s. His last live-action movie released in 1997; after that, he took…

Reaping the Consequences

Redemption, rejecting God, Salvation, Sin

Did your parents ever give you an ultimatum? Perhaps your family was preparing to go somewhere fun, like an amusement park. You and your…

Denied Knowing

denied, embarrassed, hurt feelings, ignored, Redemption, Shame

Has anyone ever denied knowing you, maybe in a friendship or work relationship? Maybe someone said they would be loyal to you, and they…

Unexpected Good

Ahab, Do Good, Jezebel, Obadiah, Prophets, Redemption, Servant, Trusting God, Unexpected

The TV show Undercover Boss offers executives at large companies the opportunity to see what it’s like to work at the lowest levels of their businesses….

The Long Game

Direction, Education, Faith, growing faith, Learning, long obedience, Parenting, Redemption

There are many times when we have to play the long game. Victory doesn’t happen in the first quarter. The race isn’t won in…

Discipline For the Sake of Redemption

Discipline, God's Judgment, Judgment, Punishment, Redemption, Triumph

God judges for the sake of redemption. His punishments are meant for our renewal and restoration. As the author of Hebrews says, the Lord…

Buy Back, Jeremiah, Redeem, Redemption

In the movie Big Fish (directed by Tim Burton, Columbia Pictures, 2004), we see Edward, a man who tries to separate fact from fiction in the…

God Is Actively Involved in His Creation

Psalms, Redemption, Watchman

Eugene Peterson tells a story about a job he had as a night watchman in a bigbuilding. He writes, “If I had not known…

God Will Redeem Us

Redemption, Resting in God, Ruth

Here is a great thought illustrating the rest we can find in Christ if we trust him a sour redeemer:“Just as Boaz pledges to…

If It Doesn’t Serve its Purpose it’s Useless

Forgiveness, Redemption, Repentance

Have you ever jumped in a pool on a hot day expecting to be refreshed by coldwater? The worst thing is to jump in…

Gaging our Commitments

Forgiveness, Redemption, Repentance

Parents don’t generally give their child massive responsibility without firstensuring they can handle it. We have multiple conversations with them. We askthem the same…

God’s Restoration Process

Faith, God, Redemption, Restoration

When a book ages or is damaged, a book restorer can give the book new life. This professional book restorer takes viewers through the…

The People We Least Expect

Acceptance, Love, Redemption, Testimony, Unlikely

In his guest blog post, Scott Sauls tells the story of a recovering addict who brought her two boys to worship, only to embarrass…

Judgment And Redemption

Christmas, Consequences, Greed, Judgment, Redemption, Sin

Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol offers a familiar and seasonal illustration of the arc of judgment and redemption through the eyes of Ebenezer Scrooge….

Responsibility To Make A Difference

Activism, Future Hope, Hope, Hope Of the World, Redemption, Responsibility, Stewardship

The blockbuster film Interstellar (directed by Christopher Nolan [Paramount Pictures, 2014]) is set in a not-so-distant future devastated by global warming, where a global…

Voice Of Reason

God's Plan, Protection, Redeeming Love, Redemption, Riot, Trusting God

In the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey is about to depart for his honeymoon just as the stock market crashes on…

Kintsugi

Beauty, Reconciliation, Redemption, Restoration

Kintsugi, the Japanese art of rejoining broken pieces of pottery with gold, is a fabulous example of God restoring the broken places and making…

God’s System of Justice

Forgiveness, Justice, Redemption, Repentance

In some of the states in America, if you commit a felony and are found guilty, you lose your right to vote. It doesn’t…

The Wrong Kind of Reliability

God's Plan, Redemption, Reliable, Trusting God

The movie A Christmas Story (directed by Bob Clark [MGM, 1983]) features, among other things, a dad who is continually at war with his…

Sacrificial Love

Faithfulness, Love, Redemption, Restoration, Sacrifice

A great illustration of sacrificial love for the Trinity and the Son of God is in Avengers: Endgame. At the end of the movie,…