reading the Bible

Getting started on a new Bible reading plan for the year. I'm always inspired by this thought:

"For no matter how many promises God has made, they are 'Yes' in Christ. And so through him the 'Amen' is spoken by us to the glory of God."
- 2 Corinthians 1:20

When Jesus died and rose, He paid for all the promises of God with His blood. And if it is paid for, then it is free for me.

Praise God because all the gifts of His promises are under the tree; and it's Christmas morning. I'm gonna start unwrapping.

sewage

Father Dives into 10 Feet of Sewage to Rescue Five-Year-Old Son

"If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
- Luke 11:13

I read this article this morning and did a double-take. It's kind of a funny headline for the national news, especially because it's good news. Take this in contrast to yesterday, when I read a story about how a grandmother killed her 2-year-old granddaughter by throwing her off a sixth-floor ledge in a mall.

I spent a lot of the weekend just chilling on my couch or hanging out with my roommates. We were watching Up, and I kept joking about how every Pixar movie is awesome because they all have a piece of the gospel. Though I jest, it's really true, and this article has a piece of it, too.

God dived into absolute sewage to rescue us. Pure, white, holy robes spoiled by our trash and the worst of us. But He didn't flinch; He is a determined father.