Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.
07/07/25
One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.
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10/27/20
When your identity is tied up in the judgment of others—you're in deep trouble. Because, however well-curated and photo-shopped your life may be, sooner or later someone is going to look at you, they'll swipe, and they'll move on.
10/26/20
This is an adaptation of the introduction from “In Defense of Martin Luther” written by John Warwick Montgomery (1517 Publishing, 2017). Used with permission.
10/23/20
It’s easy to slip into thinking about forgiveness solely in terms of our authority over it.
10/23/20
God's city is beautiful because God has constructed it to offer eternal safety to all weary sinners.
10/22/20
We need to remember that we belong to God by Grace Alone. It’s not by our best works. Not by the sweat of our brow, it’s not even by our best attempts to repent.
10/21/20
We now stand holy and blameless before our Heavenly Father as his own dear children, and we are set free to serve our neighbor in love.
10/21/20
Christians are in a unique position to show the world something truly other-worldly. We are free from living in our world as if it contained all there is.
10/13/20
Jesus has conquered the storm’s power to condemn me – for by his death on the cross for my sins, he has removed any barrier between God and myself.
10/12/20
What is it that the 13th session actually has to say about the Eucharist, and how does it compare to what Luther and the reformers confessed about the Lord’s Supper?
10/09/20
Understanding that I am completely free in Christ allows me to read the injunction to “love my neighbor as myself” as a promise instead of a threat.
10/08/20
We are given the peace to know that all our sin is forgiven by our gracious God. We enjoy the comfort of knowing that our ways are watched over and protected by the Lord...
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