Tagged with "repentance"

• Racism Is Sin

  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.

• Stay In Your Lane

  Written while incarcerated, this testimony reflects on the slow path into temptation described in Proverbs and the necessity of choosing a different road before destruction takes hold.

• Lesson From Much-Afraid

  Written while incarcerated, this reflection on Hind’s Feet on High Places reveals a growing understanding that God is not merely fixing problems, but calling for complete surrender and transformation.

• Purify My Heart

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

• The Chrysalis

  In the stillness of confinement, transformation begins — where surrender gives way to renewal and a new man emerges in Christ.

• After God's Heart

  David's life reveals that being "after God's heart" is not about sinless perfection, but about a heart that repents, returns, and rests in God's sufficient grace.

• 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.

• Faith from Beginning to End

  Righteousness isn't earned — it's credited by faith. From salvation to sanctification, the entire journey is a gift of grace, received through faith from beginning to end.

• 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.

• From Ashes to Glory

  When the holy place is defiled and left in ruins, God does not abandon it—He rebuilds His dwelling within us with greater glory than before.

• 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 many churches respond to sexual sin—and what those responses quietly teach about confession, belonging, and grace.

• Loving Judge

  David’s prayer for judgment is not reckless bravado, but quiet trust in a God whose justice is shaped by grace and whose scrutiny is meant to heal.

• A Theology of Weakness

  God is not threatened by human weakness, nor surprised by failure.

• 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.

• What About Judas?

  How close can a person be to Jesus — and still miss Him? Judas’ life confronts our assumptions about proximity, ministry, and surrender.

• 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.

• For Husbands

  A critical spirit can quietly erode the person we claim to love. Learning to serve instead of correct may be one of the most important transformations a husband can experience.

• A Prayer From Jail

  Written in the early morning while incarcerated, this prayer expresses a deep desire for surrender, transformation, and a life fully yielded to God.

• Awakened in the Valley

  Written in confinement, this testimony reflects on a painful awakening — recognizing how sin had created distance from God and how a season of confinement became a place of clarity, healing, and transformation.

• Finding the Treasure

  The kingdom of heaven is the greatest treasure a person can ever find. True surrender begins when we realize that God Himself — not His gifts — is the prize.

• Freedom in Confinement

  Written in confinement, this testimony reflects on discovering unexpected freedom while incarcerated—freedom from addiction, clarity through God's Word, and a renewed commitment to live faithfully before Him.

• Happy Birthday

  Written in confinement on his birthday, this testimony reflects on spiritual growth, past failures, and the deep realization that only God can fill the empty places of the heart.

• Imputed Motivations

  We often judge others by assumed motives we cannot truly know, while excusing our own. God, who knows every motive, chooses mercy instead of condemnation.

• Room Noise

  Something is missing when we walk into worship detached from our desperate need for God. A reflection on what Psalm 107 says our singing is supposed to sound like — and why it usually doesn't.