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.
Shame
There Was a Man Named David
Have you ever done something you believed was the “last straw” with God? Have you ever felt like you've, finally - once and for all - ruined your life? NOTE: A follow-up to my message a couple of weeks ago about the Cross’s power over shame. Tullian Tchividjian (last name is pronounced “shuh -VIJ-uhn) is … Continue reading There Was a Man Named David