I had the great pleasure of being the keynote speaker at a luncheon for a group of pastors, counselors, and mental health professionals. About halfway through my message, I began to share how God has given us a 100% righteous identity through our new birth in Christ. In the midst of this, I said to
Archives for September 2021
Grow in Grace
Jesus wrote through Peter to you and me that He wants each of us to “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) How are you doing with this? We take seriously the ministry because it’s the specific ministry God has given to us. This is why
Romans 8:28 May Be Late!
We don’t always see God’s plan unfold immediately in Romans 8:28. Whether it is being conformed to the image of Christ in Romans 8:29 or God bringing about blessings we would not have experienced before, it can seem as if we may never see Romans 8:28 fulfilled this side of heaven. However, God always fulfills
Don’t Quote Romans 8:28!
It is not always easy to see how God works all things together for good. Here is a very personal example of this that I wrote about in “God’s Best-Kept Secret” a while back. Sometimes, however, Romans 8:28 and even verse 29 are not so obvious. For example, my twenty-five-year-old daughter, Bekah, was born with
All Things Work Together for Good?
I have felt like punching another Christian only a few times. Most of those times came when I had just finished sharing about a time of suffering I or one of my family members had been experiencing. And then they shared a Bible verse with me. You’ve probably heard this one too. “And we know
