Life on this earth is messy and fraught with changes in plans, disappointed expectations, relationships that can’t be fixed, and emotional upheaval. Our daily lives show this plain and simple. If we didn’t already know it, our writerly lives reinforce the lesson. These pressures inspired me to focus on something very precious.

Consider Jesus’ intentionality and orchestration as he obtained our salvation. Early in Luke’s Gospel, Jesus tipped the first domino. As he set his plan into motion, his love for us shone through. . .

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