Okay By Yourself

Over thirty years later, the image of my teenaged self pains me. I wasn’t okay. I longed to connect with people but whenever they came near, insecurities buzzed in my brain. My attempts to comport myself became social spasms. I remember near panic at the thought of an evening alone. I remember the utter dread …

In Defense of the Angry God

As we’ve been studying through Romans, the topic of God’s wrath has come up time and again. According to Paul, everyone (both Jew and Gentile) was under God’s wrath because they had in their own way discounted his glory. This coming Sunday, I’ll share from chapter 3:21-31 about how the death of Jesus atoned for …

Heart of the Matter

Here is message #5 in From Faith to Faith on Romans 2:12-29. It was originally introduced with a clip from Seinfeld which depicts religious differences between Elaine and her boyfriend, David Puddy. “Puddy” as he’s known in the show, is religious and believes that Elaine is going to hell. That causes problems until a priest …