Photo by Agung Pandit Wiguna on Pexels.com Last week, I talked about ancient Roman adoption practices and discussed how Paul compares this process to the process of spiritual adoption, through which we become sons in God’s family. In that post, I mentioned that Romans usually adopted a child for two reasons: (1) to have a …
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In The Father’s House: Huiothesia
Painting by Karen Whistler (inspired by 1 John 3:1) Has anyone ever made a casual comment that sent you spiraling into deep thought? This happened to me last October when a friend of mine offhandedly mentioned that I was “just like my father”. I thought the comment was somewhat humorous at first, because my dad …
Soli Deo Gloria 