This awkward position is one the human race faced before the coming of Christ, and that’s the inability to live up to a set of rules. For example, let’s say a basketball player is taught all of the rules of basketball, and he simply strives to keep the rules. Now, the player that keeps the rules most diligently is not necessarily the best player.
Read MoreI used to think if I ever got a tattoo it would be the words “be brave” - in black script and somewhere visible, like my wrist or forearm.
Read MoreWhat do you do when there are about one thousand miles between what you know in your head and what you actually feel in your heart?
Read MoreA few years ago in the late fall or winter, I was sitting in the subway train when a young man came into my train car and broke the public silence…
Read MoreThis interaction largely shaped my view of God. If God held a progress report of my life at the time, it might have read, “Church attendance: A, Relationships: B, Selfless acts: B, Quality of prayer: C.”
Read MoreOnce we recognize our faults, blemishes, and undesirable features, we can seek to understand them and displace the imperfection in our lives.
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