Unlocking The Bible Blog
Redemption (Day 4)
God diverts judgment away from His people. This amazing truth, first seen in the curse falling on the ground rather than on the man and the woman (Genesis 3:17) is now demonstrated more fully through a slaughtered lamb.
God’s people painted the blood of a sacrificed lamb over the doorframes of their houses, indicating that death [...]
Election (Day 3)
If God had waited for me to seek after Him, He would still be waiting. No one seeks God (Romans 3:11). No one! Not even you. By nature we run from God. When we seek God it is only because He has taken the initiative to seek us, and draw us to Himself. I came [...]
Destruction (Day 2)
I wept when the Berlin wall came down. Oppression crumbled, freedom was restored, and joy was unleashed. It is right to rejoice when some things are destroyed.
When God said to the serpent,“Cursed are you,” His promise brought hope to the world (Gen 3:14). When something is cursed it is consigned to destruction. God has promised [...]
Creation (Day 1)
Imagine nothing. It’s almost impossible! But before the creation there was nothing, except God. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…” (Genesis 1:1).
In school we challenge our children’s creativity by giving them materials to work with: “See what you can do with this,” we say. But there were no materials for God to [...]
Darling Interview with Pastor Colin
Pastor Dan Darling: Colin, you took a less common journey to pastoring an American evangelical church, arriving from a pastorate in London to your church in Arlington Heights, IL. How did this happen?
Coming to the States was an unusual and surprising providence of God that came in three parts. First, I came to know Stuart Briscoe [...]
