I just finished reading John Pollock’s riveting biography on John Newton, author of the beloved “Amazing Grace.” When Newton writes in his hymn, “that saved a wretch like me,” he was not exaggerating. What he had done in his early life was deplorable. After his coming to faith in Christ, which was a long journey, … Continue reading When our past seems too heavy to bear.
Guilt
I’ve Failed as a Parent
"I've failed as a parent." Ever thought that? I'm fairly certain we all have at some point. I'm referring specifically to when our children are in their teens to when they're grown and on their own. This can be a brutal time of parenting.It was Mark Twain who quipped, "When a child becomes a teenager, … Continue reading I’ve Failed as a Parent
Not Guilty (For those living under the crippling weight of guilt.)
We've all blown it in one way or another. And when we do blow it, Satan dispatches a battalion of demons assigned to deceive us, relentlessly filling our mind with this lie: your failures define you. For those who succumb to that lie, what follows is a life lived under a crippling mentality of oppressive … Continue reading Not Guilty (For those living under the crippling weight of guilt.)