Rediscovering Redemption

According to a news source in Australia (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/bridge-throw-father-arthur-freeman-gets-years-jail/story-e6frg6nf-1226037141292), a judge found that a father who threw his four-year-old daughter off Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge was not “beyond redemption” despite murdering his four-year old daughter in this fashion. Victorian Supreme Court judge Paul Coghlan said although his actions were “horrible” there

I’ve wanted to post this story for a long time. I’m torn because I very much avoid anything dealing with pornography. Yet this story (found through a news feed on Google) has such a connection to redemption, and how this woman’s employer could not see clear to offer it, that

From an article today on Ash Wednesday, posted at www.catholic.org – “Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption.” Two thoughts: first, our penance and

I have written here about the redemption stories of famous and fallen people, great and small in wallet and in status.  Some of the more interesting stories have revolved around the question of sports offering an opportunity for a type of “redemption” to its participants. The biggest story in the

Good morning, fellow traveler – Some beautiful thoughts from Stuart Townend on our redemption.  Click on the link to read the words and then listen to the music.  May God be all that we need today! http://godwordistruth.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/how-deep-the-fathers-love-for-us-stuart-townend/ How deep the Father’s love for us,How vast beyond all measureThat He should

Ever felt really low because of your sin?  I’m not talking about just feeling stupid for something you said, or that feeling of having a lousy day.  I’m talking about pit of your stomach low, frustrated over falling into the same sin over and over again.  It seemed like we

Read the story of a former Major League Baseball pitcher who found sobriety and the opportunity to touch lives in a positive way.  Despite being dangerously out of control as a pitcher during his MLB career, former pitcher Ryne Duren left magnificent memories with many a recovering alcoholic who benefited from this

For some folks, the “instant acccess” era in which we find ourselves is breath-taking.  Perhaps I’m generalizing when I say that this current generation feeds off of the instant availability of news and information, because many of us find it incredible that we can type one word into a computer