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Forgiveness and Restoration
A visit to Israel several years ago beautifully illustrated to me the truths of forgiveness and restoration. We spent time at a church called St. Peter Gallicantu (Latin for ‘cock’s crow’). The church stands over the site traditionally thought to be the home of Caiaphas, the high priest. When soldiers brought Jesus here the night of His arrest to be questioned by Caiaphas, the disciple Peter waited in the courtyard to see what would happen. Matthew 26:69-74 tells us servant girls and bystanders asked Peter three times if he was with Christ, and each time Peter denied knowing Him. Immediately a rooster crowed. Verse 75 states: “And Peter remembered the…
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Steps
Do you count your steps? Back when I counted mine, 10,000 seemed to be the sweet spot. Tools to measure the number of our steps flood the market. But could someone invent an app measuring the how? Are our steps hesitant or confident? Ambling or running? Faltering or steady? Weary or energetic? Measuring the how would enable us to evaluate those times we need help getting where we’re going. Most importantly, what about tracking the direction of our steps? I don’t mean geographical direction. Plenty of devices exist for that. Instead, I’m thinking of the destination to which our steps ultimately lead. Who or what are we moving toward? A…
Faith for the Adventure
