Category: Romans

Baggage Tags

.Reading time 11 minutes.

It can be hard to remember old things have passed away when others keep trying to label us or we keep labeling ourselves.

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“I Hold, I Am Held”

.Reading time 6 minutes.

“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish⁠—ever;
and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all;
and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.”

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“The righteous shall live by faith” Reformation 500

.Reading time 3 minutes.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” Romans 1:16–17 […]

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Thanksgiving

.Reading time 15 minutes.

Several days after Thanksgiving of 2010 I wrote the post, Gratitude. I’ve edited it and reposted it several times as Giving Thanks, Grateful Hearts, and Thanksgiving. Here it is again. November 28, 2010 ◊ Gratitude Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, and for some of you giving thanks to God will be easy because […]

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Thanksgiving

.Reading time 15 minutes.

Several days after Thanksgiving of 2010 I wrote the post, Gratitude. I’ve since slightly edited it and reposted it as Giving Thanks and Grateful Hearts. Here it is again. November 28, 2010 ◊ Gratitude Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, and for some of you giving thanks to God will be easy because of […]

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Grateful Hearts

.Reading time 15 minutes.

Two years ago, several days after Thanksgiving I wrote the post, Gratitude. Last year after editing, I reposted it as Giving Thanks. I have revised it yet again for this Thanksgiving. November 28, 2010 ◊ Gratitude Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, and for some of you giving thanks to God will be easy […]

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God’s Mercies & Our Minds

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Why do we study the Bible? What is our motivation? What is our purpose? In the first eleven chapters of his letter to the church at Rome, Paul proclaims the mercies of God in His Son Jesus. At the end of chapter 11, those mercies impel Paul to wonder and awe and praise. To understand […]

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Giving Thanks

.Reading time 14 minutes.

Thursday is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, and for some of you giving thanks to God will be easy because of the abundance of His blessings you’ve known this past year. For others gratitude that is not just lip service, but a real expression of your heart, is difficult because of grievous calamities or grinding […]

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