Today marks our release from prison. I celebrate freedom from fear, the prison of perfectionism, and self-absorption. For John, a release from suicidal despair, and the haunting anxieties of unanswerable questions and guilt. We celebrate salvation from the hell of our own making, and the hell that is the absence of love: where demons dwell. That’s why this is called “Good Friday.” But it’s not just good on Friday. Every day through eternity is so much greater because from the cross Jesus said, “It is finished.” And meant it.
Jesus came to find and restore the lost. Luke 19:10 … to give light to those who sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace. Luke 1:79 God sent his son into the world, not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17
Laura Cowan is a PMS survivor, along with her husband John, and their eight children.
She adores her pastor who has counseled her through 44 years of marriage to himself. Together they enjoy quiet walks on the beach...Ha! Who are we kidding? We live on the backside of the desert. Thankfully, a very lovable flock of sheep live there, too, and let us pastor them (Calvary Chapel Bishop, California). Also, we spend a lot of time eating tiny bags of peanuts and missing connecting flights as missionaries with Poimen Ministries, whose goal is to encourage, aid, and support pastors, churches, and missionaries throughout non-larva eating parts of the world, mostly. Laura's most impressive identity rests in being a full-time beggar for grace. Not that Jesus makes her beg, it's just she’s such a piece of work. She’s managed to turn all this into fodder for conference themes and teaching in a variety of venues. Laura has published blurbs for the Chicago Sun, Sacramento Bee, and a few obscure magazines.
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