Posts tagged “Grace”
Let go of regret
In her book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, Amy Morin lists how someone can get stuck in their past: You wish you…
The tension of being Christ(ian)
If you think about it, the Pharisees asked a fair question as they observed Jesus feasting in the home of Matthew the tax collector:…
We must not diminish
My heart is heavy. It is grieving for dear friends of mine who have been through an unfathomable tragedy. For someone who normally leans…
Grace is enough
In the Old Testament, God brought the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt where they had been enslaved for over 400…
But I
There are three words that have changed my life in amazing ways—GOD is here! But there are two words that have changed my life…
Why Paul loved grace (and we do too)
The apostle Paul was the poster child for grace. If the internet would have been invented two thousand years earlier, he immediately would have…
Billy Graham, a glimpse of God
Billy Graham’s daughter Ruth, in her book on forgiveness, recounts the day when her father gave her a stunning glimpse of our Father. After…
Best chapter ever?
In the early 1600s, Thomas Goodwin, an English preacher, wrote a lot of words about God. A lot of words. When put together, Goodwin’s…
The dumpster story
There was once a man who had a secret stash of pornographic magazines. One day when his wife was gone, he indulged his sinful…
Struggling to forgive?
On Memorial Day, my husband and I traveled to attend a graduation party. We had traveled an unspecified distance (still under dispute—one of the…
Good enough for God?
About ten years ago, I met a young woman who was a good person. I mean, a really good person. One of those people…
Taps
“Taps is a military bugle call played slow and solemn to invoke a feeling of remembrance and respect for the soldiers who have died…