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By Jodi Adrian | Photo by Halle Adrian Photography I hugged an abuser yesterday… a man who has raped, beaten, and cursed those he was called to protect, honour and love. I hugged an abuser yesterday… a man who defies the reality that his actions, words and lifestyle are evil. I hugged an abuser yesterday… a man who professes to be a follower of Jesus.  I hugged an abuser yesterday… a man whom I have known and loved my entire life.   There is something unsettling

By Michelle Adrian | Photo by Halle Adrian Photography Many struggle with the doctrine of election versus free will. However, I believe that often in this debate we miss the beauty behind God’s election of his people. As I write this, I will hold the argument that J.I. Packer makes in his book Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, “Nor, again, am I going to spend time proving to you the particular truth that God is sovereign in salvation. For that, too,

By Jodi Adrian | Photo by Halle Adrian Photography Paul, in this letter to a church in Corinth, was confronting a group of believers he loved dearly. We know this because he referred to these Christians as his “beloved children” (1 Cor 4:14). And as a loving Father does, Paul confronted his “children,” imploring each one with the truth: “You are not as mature as you think you are” (paraphrase of 1 Cor 3:1-3). “But I, brothers, could not address you as