TOPIC INDEXReformation Doctrine (10)

  1. Wait…What? So, Nobody is Going to Be Saved?!

    book
    04/07/19
    10 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    “That can’t be right”, I thought to myself as I flipped back and forth between two verses in my Bible.

  2. It Gets Better Than You Ever Hoped

    book
    05/29/18
    13 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    As I was reading Romans 7 today, I was reminded of a pivotal scene in one of my favorite movies, As Good As it Gets.

  3. Not Under Law… Say What Now?

    book
    04/09/18
    17 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    There is just something about the idea of not being ‘under Law’ that sets off all kinds of alarms in the minds of many Christians.

  4. Missing the Point

    book
    10/12/17
    9 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    God created Israel to be the vessel into which he would place both his Law and his Son.

  5. No Longer Naked and Ashamed

    book
    06/13/17
    14 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    I recently began seeing a chiropractor for what turned out to be a compressed disc. He took routine x-rays to facilitate his diagnosis, and on the day he was to go over the results with me, I was placed in a conference room to wait for our consultation.

  6. Our Tainted Acts Of Grace

    book
    05/25/17
    9 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    People have often tended, quite wrongly, to view me as saintly. I attribute that undeserved reputation to the fact I have always had a very strong sense of the kind of person I should be.

  7. In Our Time of Need

    book
    12/07/16
    9 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    Have you ever grown despondent from trying so hard to stop behaving in certain destructive ways, but always failing?

  8. First, the Bad News

    book
    05/30/16
    10 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    Either one of those verses alone is scary; but both of them together are terrifying!

  9. The Answering Voice

    book
    11/30/15
    8 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    Have you ever read scripture and been caught by a crippling wave of guilt, shame and fear? Have you sat with your Bible open in front of you and thought, “Well, if this is the case, I might as well pack it in right now, because there’s no hope for me!”

  10. Sinners, Wretches and Pond Scum

    book
    09/02/15
    14 mins
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    In response to one of my recent posts on social media, a beloved agnostic friend of mine commented, in part, “What’s with all you religious folk feeling like you’re sinners?