Posts tagged “Grace”
Better than fear
Fear is a powerful thing, and every parent knows it. A little bit of fear will conform the behavior of my children. All I…
Overflow with thankfulness
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened…
Should you “do Lent”?
Churchy words can be weird. (That’s why Pastor Mike has a six-part series talking about them.) Pretty soon you’ll be hearing another one: Lent….
Choose the water that works
In 2010, rapper Lil Wayne expressed a dilemma we all face in life. He assumed “the game” (a career in rap music) would satisfy…
Are you a good person?
Are you a good person? The apostle Paul used to think so. But then he became a Christian and came to believe that, by…
Follow Jesus no matter the cost
Some people live in what are called “tiny homes.” Some are only slightly larger than a backyard shed. Though the living space is small,…
One-sided coins
There are teachings in the Bible that are one-sided coins. “Those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also…
Who would hate Jesus?
If Jesus was full of grace, if he never sinned and always loved, why did so many people hate him? Jesus actually answered that…
We get the award
After actress Kate Winslet won an Oscar in 2009, she decided not to keep the trophy on a shelf or in a display case….
Grudges
I know exactly why people hold grudges (got a few myself right now). Nursing a grievance instead of resolving it gives me a fake…
Wretched. Rescued.
John Newton knew something about guilt. It shackled his heart. And young John had seen plenty of shackles as the captain of a slave…
A-Z grace
“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal…