Making Romans Accessible and Devotional: An Interview with Author Mary DeMuth

Just how beautifully the gospel is woven throughout scripture. Romans doesn’t make sense without the rich background of the Old Testament. You cannot study it in isolation. It demands a robust knowledge (or longing to know more) about the grand narrative of Scripture. I think I fell in love even more with Jesus as I read Romans because I realized what was at stake, and what my salvation cost him.

Often we doubt God’s love based on our circumstances or how we feel. We will waver constantly if that is our measuring stick. But if we base our understanding of God’s covenantal love on bedrock truth, the kind of truth we find so eloquently stated by Paul in Romans, we will have stability in our faith. God loves us. He sent His son. We who were far are now welcomed into the Holy of Holies (wow!) by Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross and his conquering resurrection. That is love. I can camp there.

 

I’m taking a three-month sabbatical from January through March of 2020. After releasing We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis in August, I am nearing the edge of deep burnout. I need to refuel and find my bearings. I do have 3 books releasing in 2020: A Perilous Journey (Guideposts, about Phoebe who is purported to bring the book of Romans to Rome), Into the Light, a Lifeway Bible study releasing in June, and Pray Every Day (Harvest House) a 90-day devotional through most of the prayers of the Bible.