Justification

1 John 2:12-14: The Problem of Finding an 'Authentic Self'

08/26/22

18 mins

By Bruce Hillman

There is no true “self” apart from God. Anything so surmised is caught up in the meaninglessness that is death.
Happily Waiting for My Faith to Die

01/27/22

13 mins

By Bruce Hillman

You might not know it, but every Christian hopes for the day when their faith will die. Really. I promise. Faith’s death is our celebration.
Mary: When Gabriel was Frightened by Mary

09/30/21

18 mins

By Bruce Hillman

Grace does not emancipate us from any requirement of obedience. Rather, grace allows Jesus to be obedient on our behalf that the righteous demands of the law can be fulfilled.
Fruitful Solitude: Thoughts About Loneliness During the Holidays

12/18/20

29 mins

By Bruce Hillman

The way through loneliness will lie in the blessing of solitude and the care of God.
God’s Coloring Book: Mr. Sketch, Drunken Sailors, and All Things New

11/18/20

11 mins

By Bruce Hillman

God is coloring over your sin and making you fragrant; he is making you righteous in his sight. The old is gone, forever covered over by this new work.
A Reminder in Humility

11/04/20

7 mins

By Bruce Hillman

As we face our own struggles and successes, let us pray that we may be humble. Let us be grateful for whatever God has provided and not become arrogant in what we have or what we've lost.
It is Better to Not See

08/03/20

16 mins

By Bruce Hillman

Miracles, for all their wonder and encouragement, rely on the dazzling of our senses to work. Because miracle-faith produces sensory-faith, it is of a poor quality.
Anxious, Fearful, and Righteous

05/04/20

7 mins

By Bruce Hillman

How we feel is so often conditioned upon what we are experiencing. Faith grabs hold of something outside our experience, something objective and true that is not changed by circumstance.
Will God Forgive Me… Again?

03/30/20

7 mins

By Bruce Hillman

We must put away a whitewashed Christianity that says that God simply forgives because He is nice, kind, loving, gentle, etc. That is not how forgiveness works.
Groaning-God

12/30/19

11 mins

By Bruce Hillman

Into the suffocating prison of sorrow, God sends his Breath, his Holy Spirit to help us. We may suffer, but we will not be alone.
Christians in a Time of Pride and Shame

06/14/19

28 mins

By Bruce Hillman

Shame is shameful. That may seem obvious but ponder this observation from the authors of Scenes of Shame: “Shame, indeed, covers shame itself—it is shameful to express shame.”
You Are Not Your Sin

03/28/19

14 mins

By Bruce Hillman

Pelagianism is the ancient heresy that says that if you work hard enough and will something strongly enough, you can prevent sin

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