I read this yesterday and it’s been ruminating ever since: Because he [Jesus] himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18 The thing that hit me was how I (and maybe you) often under appreciate the fact that Jesus was tempted while on earth. After [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Grace’
Familiarity & Help
Posted: July 1, 2010 by dennarr in ChristianityTags: Christianity, God, Grace, Jesus, Sin
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So yesterday, the People of the Second Chance posted the new Tiger Woods Nike ad on their website and asked for “one word” thoughts about it. If you haven’t seen the ad, here it is: To their question, I posted the following: One word: Leverage “We are not ashamed of our scars, wounds, or failures [...]
No Condemnation. [Kapow!]
Posted: September 10, 2009 by dennarr in Adoption, ChristianityTags: Adoption, Christianity, God, Grace, Jesus
I’ve read these verses from Romans chapter eight before: 1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was [...]
A Follow-up To A “Scary Visual”
Posted: May 4, 2009 by dennarr in ChristianityTags: 1 John 1:9, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus, Sin
Last Monday, I wrote a post called “Two Visuals: One Cool, One Scary.” The scary visual was a bible verse where we see a visual of what sin looks like to God: Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against You and cast Your law behind their back. Nehemiah 9:26 [ESV] In this verse, we see that [...]
Explosions and Tori Amos? Both got me thinking…
Posted: April 17, 2009 by dennarr in Christianity, Culture, ReligionTags: Christianity, Crazy Love, Francis Chan, God, Grace, Sin
There is a laboratory where I work that does research on “extreme deformation and failure of materials and structures.” That’s basically a scientific way of saying that they blow stuff up to see its limits and recommend solutions. I know, pretty cool! I’ve been to the test range, but they weren’t testing at the time [...]
