Biblical Insight Today

Hello, friend.  Welcome to this corner of the internet.  If you’ve found your way here, I believe it’s no accident.  My name is Lorne, and I’d love to share a little of my story with you—and more importantly, introduce you to the One who changed everything for me. I grew up in the beautiful coastal town of Baie Verte on the northeast coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  My parents were faithful Christians who brought me to church every Sunday. At sixteen years old, I made a personal decision to follow Jesus and serve Him for the rest of my life. That decision shaped everything that followed. Sharon and I married in our hometown, raised three sons and one daughter together, and I’ve now had the privilege of pastoring churches for more than thirty years.  I'm currently in retirement and I can say with the Apostle Paul, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."  (1 Corinthians 11:1) I’m not perfect, but I am a reliable witness to the tran...

God’s Radical Forgiveness: What the Bible Really Says About Mercy Forgiveness sits at the very heart of the Christian faith. It is the beating core of the gospel. Yet it remains one of the most misunderstood truths in Scripture.Many people picture divine forgiveness as little more than a divine version of “I’m sorry” — a quick apology and everything’s fine.  Nothing could be further from the truth. God’s forgiveness is far more costly, more profound, and more transformative than any human pardon. It demanded the full satisfaction of His perfect holiness, the shedding of innocent blood, and the greatest rescue mission in history.The Bible unfolds this drama across 66 books and more than 4,000 years.  From the first pages of Genesis — where we see the birth of the universe, the birth of humanity, the entrance of sin, and the first promise of redemption — God has been writing a story of reconciliation. The Law That Reveals Our Need In the Torah (the first five books of the Bible)...