Confession – The Arnold Journey

The Power of Not Hiding

We live in a world where hiding is pretty easy. We hide our real self behind the ‘instagram you’, the image we project to the world. Most people have no one to whom the are an open book. Even the thought of someone else knowing every shadowy secret space we possess is scary. We allContinue reading “The Power of Not Hiding”

Forces – 1 John 1:9

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness, There are some things that are givens here on Earth, and the effects of these truths can’t be evaded. They affect all of us, even when we don’t want themContinue reading “Forces – 1 John 1:9”

The Solution to Sin

1 John 1:9 The Emperor’s New Clothes is the Hans Christian Andersen that captures the essence of groupthink. The plot goes something like this. The kings gets conned by two weavers who tell him they can make him an outfit that only truly deserving people can see, people who are suited to their stationContinue reading “The Solution to Sin”

Credits

Psalm 18:16-29 Do you sit through the full credits when you go to a movie in a theater? What is a gaffer, a best boy, a key grip, a wrangler? Does a dolly grip stand around and hold a toddler’s doll? Are there that many cattle on a movie set that you need aContinue reading “Credits”

The Ten’s

Psalm 10, 40, 70, 100, 130 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I wonder why some people seem to get all the breaks in life (Ps 10:5). In those times it can seem as though the LORD is far away from you (v1). Arrogance and evil permeate our society more and more. According toContinue reading “The Ten’s”