Tag: Resting in Christ
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The Code in the Sand–Episode 2
The Battle of the Two Temples, John 19:30, and the Bleaching of the Shell When Jesus cried out from the cross, “It is finished,” He wasn’t just announcing the end of His physical suffering. He was issuing a cosmic, legal decree that completely terminated a 1,500-year-old religious empire. He was shutting down the old architecture…
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The Cracking of the Shell
What a 43-Year-Old Sand Dollar and 30 Years of Nursing Taught Me About “It Is Finished” Forty-three years ago, a sand dollar was placed into my hands. I was young, unaware that this fragile, chalky white disc would become the anchor of my life–the quiet beginning of God’s relentless, loving pursuit of me through some…
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The Rivers of the Return
Moving Past the Shallows There is a distinct difference between surviving a wilderness and truly stepping back into the Garden. When you spend years wandering through seasons of grief, family warfare, or professional exile, your heart naturally defaults to a state of self-protection. You learn to live on the bare minimum–thankful for the quiet moments…
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Breakfast by the Sea
The Architecture of Reinstatement There is a profound reason why the ultimate work of Jesus didn’t conclude in an empty tomb, but on a shoreline. For a long time, the modern gospel text has been used to police our behavior and stir up panic about the future. We are conditioned to think of God as…
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Along the Shore
The Saturn Sky, Route 66, and the 15-Year Loop Sometimes, God allows a seed to lie dormant in the dirt for over a decade before He brings it to life. In April of 2010, the ground shook beneath me once again. After years of running from the heartbreak of losing my firstborn son, Christopher, who…
