Jesus purifies His own and ends their identification as unfit to appear in His presence or in front of other people as the person we identify as our true self.

Sometimes in hanging on to our useless guilt, we are idolaters. We believe our sin or conscience is more powerful than our God.

Increasingly, to forgive is seen as winking at evil, as shrugging one’s moral shoulders, and as being complicit.

Who is right in these crazy times? The only oppressed One who is not the oppressor: Jesus.

Jesus is our confidence because he reveals truth from falsehood, right from wrong, and reality from appearance, so that we may rely on him for our every need of body, soul, and mind.

He will plead guilty on our behalf, and suffer the death sentence in our place.

Nuance, listening, patience, dialogue. These things seem missing as we analyze our problems in America! We get to speak with a former police officer and current pastor, Tim Barkett, to hear his take from the perspective of those who serve. Great interview.

Things are falling apart. Nothing new, just a different way. Jesus falls smack dab in the middle of all this shit!

It may seem like a radical statement, but in Christ Jesus, there’s nothing wrong with you.