Tagged with "repentance"

• Jesus – The Scapegoat

  From the garden to the cross, God’s answer to sin has always been substitution. Jesus bore our shame so we could return to the love we were created for.

• Racism Is Sin (and Reconciliation Is Still the Call)

  A personal reflection on Charlottesville, friendship, and the Christian call to reconciliation—arguing that racism is sin and that the work of Christ’s people is not outrage or silence, but costly, relational love across dividing lines.

• Purify My Heart

  A prayer of surrender and longing—for a clean heart that desires God alone and seeks His presence above all else.

• No Excuse

  God’s revelation is not hidden—it’s everywhere. Creation declares His power, and conscience confirms His nature. The question is not whether He’s spoken, but whether we’ll respond.

• Look and Live

  You don’t have to climb your way to God or fix yourself first. Just look to Jesus—and live.

• The Bitter Harvest of Sin

  Sin promises satisfaction but delivers shame. What once felt thrilling leaves a bitter harvest—yet grace still invites us into life.

• The Counterfeit Feast

  A sober look at Proverbs 9 and the deceptive invitation of folly that mimics wisdom but ultimately leads to death.

• Guard the Grace

  A reflection on how churches respond to sexual sin—and what those responses quietly teach about confession, belonging, and grace.

• A Theology of Weakness

  God is not threatened by human weakness, nor surprised by failure. Again and again, Scripture shows that grace takes root not in strength, but in the soil of humility and dependence.

• Not Even One

  When Scripture strips away self-confidence, grace is revealed not as an idea to admire, but as a Person to depend on.

• The Question We Avoid

  A meditation on formation, faithfulness, and the quiet, unseen work of the church beyond its largest gatherings.

• From Exile to Surrender

  A condensed account of addiction, collapse, confinement, and the slow surrender that reshaped my life.

• Confession

  Forgiveness is freely given in Christ, yet many of us continue to live under guilt. Psalm 51 reminds us that confession is not groveling before an angry God, but returning to a gracious Father who has always been ready to restore.