Romans 3 changed everything for me
I wanted so badly for Primitive Baptist soteriology to fit with what I was seeing in Scripture. But I couldn’t make it work, no matter how hard I tried.
I wanted so badly for Primitive Baptist soteriology to fit with what I was seeing in Scripture. But I couldn’t make it work, no matter how hard I tried.
Some people find something wrong with everything. Maybe they need someone to listen long enough to get past the surface-level criticisms and hear the fear or hurt underneath.
The fireman’s comment wasn’t panicked or desperate. It wasn’t even sad. It was just a statement of fact, like saying, “It’s raining outside.”
Translators call it a “mediating” translation, which balances accuracy and readability. That balance is critical, especially for someone reading the Bible for the first time.
Maybe it’s the culture’s relentless push for individualism and self-expression, but honoring father and mother has become a casualty of the times.
Perhaps I wasn’t meant for long-form writing. Maybe my best work will always be these brief meditations, dropped like crumbs for others to find.
To respond to our children with calmness rather than a raised voice is to reflect the patience of our Heavenly Father, who endures our countless failings with infinite grace.