Romans 9. I feel like the apostle Paul could have ended Romans with chapter 8 – it was an amazingly celebratory chapter that wrapped up the whole… Read more “No Special Status”

Romans 8. Ahhhhh, Romans 8 is one of my favorite passages in the New Testament. I think I have highlighted almost the whole chapter! It is so… Read more “Welcome to the Family”

Romans 7. Imagine you were a first-century Jew whose family had for centuries been quite serious about following all the details of Jewish law – all the… Read more “Set Free”

Romans 6. Have you ever watched a baptism and heard the pastor say something like “buried in death with Christ and raised to walk in newness of… Read more “Buried and Raised”

Romans 5. When I read a chapter in my early morning devotional, sometimes a word jumps out at me. Usually, it is a word that is repeated… Read more “Reconciled”