Psalm 51:1b-2 …blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Imagine playing for a school team. The coach schedules a Friday night practice for a critical upcoming game, but you’ve been invited to an awesome party that you don’t want to miss. You rationalize that you know everything […]
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Who Needs a Savior?
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. (2 Chronicles 33:10) When I was 16 years old, I competed in my first triathlon. It was a bigger deal for me than most, not because of the bike or the run, but because of the swim. You see, as a child I was […]
Repentance not Adjustment
2 Corinthians 7:10a Godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation and leaves no regret… I have always been a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fan. The last time they won a championship (Stanley Cup) was in 1967, months before I came onto this earth. In baseball, fans of the Cubs (who finally saw victory in 2016), […]