the revelation and the longing
This week at KI, Chad walked us through the book of Romans. It was so interesting, but doing it in one week (read: three days) was rather intimidating. Romans is perhaps the most comprehensive yet concise picture of the Gospel and theology in Scripture. If you want to dig in more, John Piper has a sermon series on Romans that consists of 200+ sermons (I mean...) and my college church, Austin Ridge, studied it for the entirety of 2021. Both are great series from great expositors' of the church. Today, I want to hone in on something specific, though. I love the mountains. Every time I go hiking, I feel the presence of God profoundly and am blown away by His creativity. How small are we in light of His great creation, but how great that He allows us to be part of it and caretakers of it! Paul opens Romans by greeting the church and encouraging them. Paul really wanted to go to Rome, but it took him a long time to get there. He tells the church that he is proud of them, and that he i...