Bible students know the importance of context. Context allows us to see a passage of Scripture for what it actually says as opposed to what, at first glance, it might be s-e-e-m to be saying. You can see this illustrated by comparing Satan’s presentation of Psalm 91:11-12 with Jesus’ (Matthew 4; Luke 4). Satan ignoredContinue reading “The Context of Faith”
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Gloriously Ever After
Seriously Paul? The fifth chapter of Romans begins with a celebration of the peace we have with God through Jesus and “the grace in which we now stand” (v. 1-2). And just when you think it can’t get any better, Paul goes on to speak of how “we boast in hope of the glory ofContinue reading “Gloriously Ever After”
Great Expectations (My Sister’s Keeper)
We went to see a movie that was adapted from a popular novel. Of the three of us, only one had read the book. It wasn’t a great movie and when I was told how the novel ended, it was puzzling to me why the movie deviated so significantly (the books’ ending sounded much moreContinue reading “Great Expectations (My Sister’s Keeper)”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 