All of life is covenantal. For those unfamiliar with the term, a covenant is like a contract or a pact. Marriage is based on a covenant, as is your citizenship, your participation at school, work, church and the local golf club. Life in any of these covenants requires two … [Read more...] about Righteousness
Life in Christendom
What is the vision of life that we are called to delight in? What does life under the throne of grace look like for families, cats and bankers? Here is my attempt at making some inroads into the beauty of a Christ centred life.
Brave
Israel was in slavery in Egypt. They lived under the heavy hand of tyrants. Life was oppressive. Life was miserable. How bad was it? Israel's firstborn sons were being routinely butchered at birth as a matter of government policy. As a picture of the human heart, Egypt was the … [Read more...] about Brave
Faith, Working Through Love
There's something about the memory of new love that stays with you your whole life. Whether it was a person, place or an event, first encounters, and the early days of this or that, form powerful memories. Memories that help anchor our faith when the days of trouble come. Oh, … [Read more...] about Faith, Working Through Love
The Procession of Power
Jesus Christ died for the atonement and forgiveness of sins. He was raised for our justification. He was exalted for our redemption, ascended into Heaven for our deliverance from the kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom of Light – whose capital city is the New, Heavenly … [Read more...] about The Procession of Power
Drink
Jesus is not with us in a visible or tangible way. This means that you can no longer approach Him on foot as you could when He was on the earth. How then should we understand His command to come and drink? When kind of thirst did Jesus have in mind? If any one thirst, let him … [Read more...] about Drink