A New Heart, Not a Repaired One
Every verb in the promise belongs to God, which is the part we keep trying to take over.
Repentance
Turning back to God, with grace rather than shame as the starting point. Reflections on confession and what real change looks like, one day at a time.
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Journal Articles on Repentance
Come Now, Let Us Reason
God opens a conversation where a verdict would be expected.
Create, Not Repair
David does not ask God to fix his heart. He asks Him to make a new one.
Two Kinds of Sorrow
Feeling awful about something is not the same as turning from it.
God Sees the Real You, Even the Version You Hide
There is a version of you that nobody gets to see. Scripture says God already knows it, and that being fully known…
The Trap of Almost Honest
The most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves in good faith.
Grace Is Not a License
Grace does not lower the standard. It absorbs the cost of it.
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- ““Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.”Isaiah 1:18
- “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.”Psalm 51:10
- “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”2 Corinthians 7:10
- “and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.”2 Chronicles 7:14
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