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Romans (entry 14)

Compared to all of the previous chapters, chapter 13 seems to be a quick, straight to the point message. As I read it, Paul was summarizing three things: Be a good citizen. Love other people as well as you do yourself. Be up and awake to what God is doing. Do those three things well,Continue reading “Romans (entry 14)”

Romans (entry 13)

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life– your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life– and place it before God as an offering. Isn’t that powerful? Can you imagine doing that every single day of your life? For the past 17 years, I have. Not perfectly, butContinue reading “Romans (entry 13)”

Romans (entry 12)

One morning this week, I took the dogs out to pee. As they were doing their business, I looked up at the dark, star-lit sky. There, in that moment, I saw one of the wildest sights. It looked like stars moving in a perfect line, in total unison, at a steady speed. First, I rubbedContinue reading “Romans (entry 12)”

Romans (entry 11)

In Paul’s discourse on the state of the Jews, he uses another line to describe them, which is really true of all of us at some point or another. He says, “After all these years of refusing to really deal with God on his terms, insisting instead on making their own deals, they have nothingContinue reading “Romans (entry 11)”

Romans (entry 10)

As we roll into this section of Romans, it’s important to note that Chapters 9, 10, and 11 really go together. I’ve always seen them as a cohesive unit, and the reasons for that are many. Not something that we need to dive into here; instead, let’s dive into what’s being discussed. In the previousContinue reading “Romans (entry 10)”

Romans (entry 9)

Still in chapter 8… we’ll continue the train of Paul’s thought through the end of this chapter. I wanted to bold or italicize or highlight things, but then I realized I was basically going to mark up the whole passage. So much meat and so much power in here. I’ll just let him do hisContinue reading “Romans (entry 9)”

Romans (entry 8)

Perhaps one of my favorite chapters in all of the Bible, if I’m allowed to have a favorite. 😉 I wouldn’t say Romans is my favorite book, but this is chapter is so powerful. Paul’s writing here is simultaneously logical and emotional, concrete and full of imagery, a sound argument and poetic. He must haveContinue reading “Romans (entry 8)”