As the Day Begins “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” — Romans 5:20 There is something unsettling about the old practice of taking caged birds deep into mines. The birds were sensitive to poisonous gases, so if the air became deadly, they would collapse before the miners did. A. W. Tozer uses thatContinue reading “When Grace Gives the Soul Room to Breathe”
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The Battle You Cannot Win Alone
On Second Thought One of the most frustrating discoveries in the Christian life is realizing that our greatest enemy often lives much closer than we imagined. We may expect temptation to come from an ungodly culture, difficult people, or spiritual opposition, yet Paul points us inward. In Romans 8 he describes the conflict between theContinue reading “The Battle You Cannot Win Alone”
You Are Not Fighting Alone
On Second Thought There are moments in the Christian life when the greatest battle is not against the world around us but the struggle within us. Paul captured that tension honestly in Romans 7 when he cried, “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” Many believers quietlyContinue reading “You Are Not Fighting Alone”