His story really fascinated me. The same place that he was convinced he would never go near, was the very place he was sent. The journey to get there was fascinating too. When people had talked about visiting people in prisons, he had said that it was definitely not his thing. Although he was hugely […]
Read More Into The Darkness You ShineAmong other things that makes grace amazing is how it works in two ways. First it helps us when we fall and secondly it helps us to give us what we need to not fall in the first place. One of the expressions of this grace is to give us heartfelt experiences of others who […]
Read More When You Recover Help Others RecoverRedeemed. I love it. There’s a hymn of the same title and it’s the epitome of the term ‘uplifting’. It’s a waltz kind of tune that I can literally imagine a little child being swung up by a parent and the child giggling at the fun of it. Even as the last line of the […]
Read More What The Redeemed Have To SayThe thing about redemption is that it screams out “there is hope!” Even in the worst situations where hope appears lost, the story of redemption says it’s worth holding out for hope. The theme of redemption is particularly something that means a lot to me. There are so many episodes in my life where I […]
Read More Themes I Love: RedemptionThis is a wonderful Psalm. From the crying out from the depths to the cry to Israel to put their hope in the Lord, it’s sweet and concise. One of the things I love about the Psalms is the primacy of a right relationship with God and how He initiates that in His character. I […]
Read More Psalm 130 – Access to Redemption: Wait For It …My friend asked me if I was going to say anything, I shook my head. Eventually he got up and shared an aspect of his testimony and he simply gave thanks for being redeemed. It had a powerful impact on the listeners. It had a powerful impact on me. He knew where he had been […]
Read More Psalm 107 – Stories of the RedeemedMeatloaf always made me chuckle with the line I would do anything for love, but I won’t do that. For the Meatloaf fans, feel free to let me know how I got the wrong end of the stick and don’t appreciate the lyrical beauty of the piece. It still makes me chuckle. Anyway, I was […]
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