Friday, August 4, 2023
One of the fun quirks in my home is that there are three electrical outlets that are not controlled by the fact that sending electricity to whatever is plugged into them is their only job. Instead, for reasons I cannot fathom, they are controlled by light switches at varying distances from the outlet. What this… Read more
Thursday, August 3, 2023
In an age of sound bytes and scrolling headlines, we don’t get much practice following the trail of a complex argument. This doesn’t do us any favors when it comes to reading much in general, but definitely when it comes to the Bible specifically. Paul has been making an argument using a substantial number of… Read more
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
When I was around 12 and 13 years old, I did some babysitting, and as a parent, I’ve also hired my share of babysitters. The problem with being a 13-year-old babysitter is that you have no real authority, and everybody knows it. All you can do is appeal to their 5-year-old sense of decency and… Read more
Friday, June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023 – Romans 7:14-8:17 In our reading for today, Paul continues to differentiate between living under the law and living in the Spirit. In Romans 6, he clarified that the law isn’t bad, but our inability to completely keep the law prevents us from living in freedom. Therefore, God made… Read more