May 24 In our post-Christian culture, church attendance is dropping, the rise of those who claim no religious affiliation is rising, and belief in God, reading the Bible, and prayer have been declining for decades. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 190) Day 91 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The conflict has surpassed three months, … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 21 For nearly two thousand years, the church has had a biblical theology that all people are bearers of God’s image and that all humans deserve justice. Sadly, that has not often been lived out. In America, many white evangelical Christians sat silently on the sidelines as black Americans and their black Christian brothers … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 20 Becoming a peacemaker requires that we have first been brought into peace with God through the forgiveness that comes by grace through faith in Jesus. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 166) Day 86 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Lot’s of breaking news emerging in the conflict in Eastern Europe. However, I want … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 18 Grace is a great equalizer because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 155) Day 84 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The fall of Mariupol is almost complete. Ukrainian leaders have convinced the brave fighters in the steel mill to surrender. A few … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 17 The only things condemned are your shame and guilt. They are condemned to the bottom of the ocean. So, let’s stop putting on our scuba gear and revisiting what God has forgotten and buried. Let’s stay on the beach of His grace, soak in his Son-rays of mercy, and sip on some ice-cold … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 12 Imagine how different our communities, nations, and world would be if we walked in the mercy and unity of Jesus. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 127) Day 78 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. The desperate wives of the trapped soldiers of the Mariupol Steel Mill went before the Pope to plea for … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 10 I long for sad things to be untrue one day. I hunger for wrongs to be made right. I thirst for the hurt to be healed and the broken to be fixed. I want decay and death to give way to life and human flourishing. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 97) Day … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 6 The more clearly we see God’s holiness, the more clearly we see our sin; the more we appreciate God’s grace, the more we desire to obey Jesus. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” pg. 79) Day 72 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Somehow Ukrainian forces were able to evacuate a total of “500” civilians … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 5 God’s grace has a humbling power that will redirect your life. Humility is not weakness. Humility is placing yourself under the grace, glory, love, and mission of God. It gives you a supernatural ability to accomplish God’s mission. Happy are the humble, for God will do above and beyond all they think or … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
May 4 Jesus is the doctor who performs surgery with a scalpel called mercy. He does not write healing prescriptions in ink but in his blood. As the Great Physician, he also gives the sick universal health insurance, in which he assumes the debt and pays for all the expenses. (Gray, Derwin “The Good Life” … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion
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