Happy Friday…Here we go…Your weekly dose of law, gospel, and everyday life. Here’s where the law-in-life and gospel implications abounded for me this week. Enjoy…and as always, drop a comment, like, follow, and all that good stuff! In Memoriam… Last week, we failed to pay apt tributes to two recently deceased legends. In memoriam, weContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | February 9th”
Category Archives: Law/Gospel
Friday Night Gospel | February 2nd
Happy Friday…Happy February. Here’s your wrap up of all the places law and grace “showed up and showed out” this week. Enjoy and feel free to drop a comment, like, or follow us! The Death of the Internet? Is it the ‘end of the web as we know it’? A brief article at IFL ScienceContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | February 2nd”
Friday Night Gospel | January 26th
Happy Friday! Here’s your law/gospel roundup of all the places the perpetual tension between grace and self sufficiency have shown up in my feed (and my life) recently…I didn’t have time to cover everything I wanted to expound on, but alas, there’s always next week, I suppose. As always, feel free to share your favoriteContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | January 26th”
Friday Reflections | January 19th
Happy Friday! Here’s a recap of the several places where I saw grace, law/gospel implications, and good news show up in surprising and unexpected ways. As always, feel free to drop a comment or share your favorites moments of experiencing or noticing the grace of God this week…Enjoy! End of Days? Last week, Bored PandaContinue reading “Friday Reflections | January 19th”
Friday Reflections | January 12th
Happy Friday! I’m a little late to the party on this, but I wanted to squeeze in my ‘top ten’ list for 2023 articles that helped me see grace in practice, law/gospel implications, and the law-in-life. My year-end list is followed by an end of the week round up of where I noticed grace intersectContinue reading “Friday Reflections | January 12th”
Emocore, Ecclesiastes, CS Lewis, and Grace…
Poets are priests mediating the invisible world for us spectators. Inasmuch as they describe the transcendent realm, they are relating to us truth about life, about love, about ourselves…if they do it with raw honesty, it helps us connect with our own personal register of emotions, memories, and sets of experiences. They might even helpContinue reading “Emocore, Ecclesiastes, CS Lewis, and Grace…”
Steven Spielberg Made Me Believe I Could Fly…
“You made me look like I can fly!…but I can’t fly…” The Fabelmans The final scene of E.T. remains a memorable and poignant moment for me replete with the distinct John Williams score in which the trumpets and tympanies accentuate the visceral emotions that swell as the main characters behold E.T.’s departure from their world…andContinue reading “Steven Spielberg Made Me Believe I Could Fly…”
Jesus Wants Your Dirty Laundry…
The other evening, I called my son who was sitting in the living room while I was in the kitchen. I presumed he was idly watching TV when I summoned him. I was calling to tell him to sort through the laundry basket to find his clothes for the next day – something I haveContinue reading “Jesus Wants Your Dirty Laundry…”
The Last Adam and the Breath of God…
And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45 In Genesis, God reached into the ground…and breathed into the man, Adam. In the Resurrection, Jesus rose from the grave, invited men to reach into His side, and breathed on them saying ‘receive the Spirit’. ItContinue reading “The Last Adam and the Breath of God…”
Midweek Meds | What’s In a Name?
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. Proverbs 22:1 This verse is not ultimately about making sure you maintain a decent reputation by setting a good moral example and living in a godly manner…though such a lifestyle can in fact benefit your neighbor whenContinue reading “Midweek Meds | What’s In a Name?”