Rediscovering Redemption

Retrieved 01-04-11 from – http://www.diningwithsinners.org/2011/01/03/god-is-the-author-of-redemption/ What are the moments in your life that have shaped you the most? Periods of transformation, times when your eyes were opened, decisions were made that affected the rest of your life. How many of them came when you were at the end of your rope?

Notes from “My Utmost for His Highest.” Devotional dated 12-21-2010; now found on-line at http://utmost.org/experience-or-god%e2%80%99s-revealed-truth/. “We have received … the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.” 1 Corinthians 2:12 My experience is not what makes redemption

There is a terrific article in th Phila Inquirer today about redemption – and it doesn’t even mention Michael Vick!  As excited as I am about what God has and is doing in Vick’s life, there are plenty of other men who are struggling with returning to a life after

What would your reaction be to working alongside someone who has publicly displayed a major flaw in character?  What if this has occurred in the most recent past, but this person was being given another opportunity?  Could you remove yourself from that person’s errors in judgment and work alongside of

I have often thought that there is a kingdom reason for why we love movies like the “Rocky” stories and other tales of the underdog overcoming long odds to victory.  I have often thought that these stories, although not truly reflective of what Christ has done for us in redeeming

I found this quote in an article by Mary Elizabeth Williams about actor Charlie Sheen, a habitual Hollywood train wreck struggling with substance abuse: “Nearly all of us have been affected by the actions of substance abusers at one time or another.  The relative who calls in the middle of

Numbers 5:6-7: “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people—men or women—betray the Lord by doing wrong to another person, they are guilty.  They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning

There are seasons in our lives that involve times of famine and times of restoration. Solomon tells us that God has made everything beautiful in its time, and that there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under Heaven (see Ecclesiastes chapter 3).  Our looking for

I thought you might enjoy this article from Cheri Saccone. It was posted in Relevant Magazine on line – I found it here: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/deeper-walk/blog/23046-the-slow-process-of-redemption. Here was part of the article that caught my attention (thank you, Cheri): If you’re anything like me, you have seen how gently persistent God is

Story retrieved from http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202472888378 A jury comes back with a $20K verdict for pastor who asked for nearly $2 million in auto accident. Katheryn Hayes Tucker – Fulton County Daily Report October 05, 2010 In a civil battle between a DUI driver who caused an automobile crash and the preacher