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The Lord of the Rings

Covenant, God's Covenant, God's Saving Grace, Salvation, Saving, Savior

In J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the armies of man are at the brink of ruin,…

A Different Approach

Grace, Jesus's Death, Salvation, Sin, The Law

Sometimes, searching for the answer to the same old problem requires an absolutely different method. In Red (directed by Robert Schwentke [Summit Entertainment, 2010]),…

Total Adoption

Adoption, Children of God, God Our Father, Identity, Love, Salvation

God chose you—he knew what you’d be like, warts and all, and he chose you out of love to be his child. 4. But…

Forgiven

Forgiven, Forgiveness, Repentance, Salvation

Bernie Siegel tells of Edward, a nurse at a nursing home, who took special care of a woman who hadn’t walked for six years….

Spiritual Renovation

Renovation, Restoration, Salvation, The Heart, Transformation

“Bruce Campbell lives in an airplane. Yes, an actual jet. The Portland-based aeronautics enthusiast makes his home in a converted Boeing 727 that was…

Our “Stand-In”

Atonement, Forgiveness, Jesus, Propitiation, Sacrifice, Salvation, Sin

Glenn Duhigg, a stand-in actor for Tom Cruise on the set of the movie Mission Impossible 2, explains, “It sounds very glamorous saying you’re…

White As Snow

Forgiveness, Grace, Redemption, Repentance, Salvation, Sin

Charles Spurgeon described his experience of forgiveness this way: “My life was full of sorrow and wretchedness, believing that I was lost. But, oh,…

The Spirit of Adoption

Abba, Adoption, Heavenly Father, Holy Spirit, Salvation

The Holy Spirit is called “the Spirit of adoption” in the Bible. Steve Weaver talks about the nature of adoption in the first century as…

Divine Work of Art

Divine, Salvation, Sanctification

In The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis writes of how pain can refine us and how though we would wish for it less, yet…

The Infinite Gap

Redemption, Salvation, The Bridge

It is thinking that salvation is a human action that causes all our problems. In every decade and every century of history, humans have…

Proof of Purchase

Christian Life, Discipleship, Salvation, Sanctification

Have you ever tried to return something to the store without a receipt? It can sometimes be a hassle, because your receipt is the easiest…

The Blue Marble

Generosity, Giving Your Life, Parable, Sacrifice, Salvation, Story, Submission

“[In an article for Decision magazine], Samuel Kamaleson illustrates [the difficulty of submission] through a Christian folk story from South India. … It opens…

Trespasses

Forgiveness, Salvation, Sin, transgressions, Trespass, Trespasses

Apart from Christ, we’re dead in our transgressions and sins. To trespass is to enter into a place you ought not go. You can…

Style & Function

Behavior, Christian Life, genuine, Holiness, Motivation, Righteousness, Salvation, Surface, The Heart

Imagine yourself going to a computer store and asking to see the latest MacBook Pro. The salesman shows you the computer and points out…

Please & Thank You

Gratitude, Outlook, Remembering, Salvation, Thank You, Thankfulness, The Heart

A recent study, published by the Royal Society of Open Science, studied everyday language on five continents and found that when someone asks for…

A Balanced Approach

Faith, Forgiveness, Gift, Grace, Salvation, Sanctification, Sin

Recidivism is a problem in the American justice system. Recidivism refers to the likelihood of an individual who has been released committing a crime…

Our Need For Grace

Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Love, New Creation, New Life, Salvation, Sanctification, Sin, Struggles

Brennan Manning was a Franciscan priest who struggled with alcoholism. Eventually, his alcoholism led him out of the priesthood. It may come as a…

Big Difference

Forgiveness, Grace, Knowing God, Relationship with God, Salvation, Scripture, Sin, Understanding

Do you know about the Lord, or do you know the Lord? The difference between these two questions is as big as the Grand…

Making & Making New

Jesus, New, New Life, Redemption, Salvation

Have you ever observed someone making something from scratch? Maybe it was bread. Perhaps you’ve seen someone make a sculpture out of ice or…

Use The Tools

Application, Overcoming, Power, Purpose, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation, Victory

Imagine going to the tech store and inquiring about the latest smartphone. The tech guy begins to explain all of its many features, and…