TOPIC INDEXJustification (8)

  1. The Gospel and the Boy Who Cried Wolf

    book
    07/31/21
    7 mins
    By Scott Davis
    It isn’t that God struggles to believe our repeated cries of “wolf.” Rather, we struggle to believe God when he repeatedly comes to us with forgiveness and mercy on his lips.

  2. Shawshank Redemption and Confession of Sin

    book
    03/13/21
    10 mins
    By Scott Davis
    Jesus lives to intercede. So we needn’t bring him our feigned righteousness or our faux rehabilitation.

  3. Fig Leaf Righteousness

    book
    05/29/19
    8 mins
    By Scott Davis
    My earliest memory of seeing a cartoonist drawing of Adam and Eve was in the waiting room at the pediatrician’s office. I probably had the flu. Sitting with my mom- I was waiting for the nurse to come and call our name. Also, I was hoping that I wouldn’t get a shot.

  4. The Clever Trap Of Jesus

    book
    04/30/19
    9 mins
    By Scott Davis
    I love the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. So much is communicated in those few verses.

  5. Hunger and Thirsting

    book
    04/11/19
    7 mins
    By Scott Davis
    “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.” We hear those words on the lips of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. But, too often we misunderstand what he’s saying.

  6. Jesus Gives Participation Trophies

    book
    08/07/18
    4 mins
    By Scott Davis
    We’re all familiar with the “outrage” in our culture about the trend in youth sports to award “participation trophies.”

  7. Sin Spanx

    book
    05/31/17
    9 mins
    By Scott Davis
    Have you ever heard of Spanx? Although they’ve only been around since 2010, their predecessors have been around for centuries.

  8. Camouflage, A Convict and A Cross

    book
    06/13/16
    6 mins
    By Scott Davis
    Have you ever played hide and seek with a 2-year-old? News flash: They’re terrible at it.