Category Archives: grace

The only way to be without sin

Posted on September 10, 2019 by

There is a section in the Book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament where God has the prophet Jeremiah proclaim destruction on the Babylonian empire. (Babylon was one of the great empires of the world, but as it turned out, … Continue reading →

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Grace is to give away

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

When you think about it, there is really no such thing as Grace alone without being Grace Turned Outward. I don’t think you can have it. It’s not like two stages of grace: you get one, and then sometime later, … Continue reading →

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Pop quiz

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

  Last week I met a former prof at a Christian University who taught courses in Biblical Studies and he shared with me one of his favorite things to do in his classes to help teach his students about grace. … Continue reading →

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Football, forgiveness and a fallacy

Posted on August 29, 2019 by

As Christians and evangelical Christianity get more and more mention in the press, we need to be smarter about testing what is properly represented, misrepresented, or what might have been compromised in the process. For instance, I read a newspaper … Continue reading →

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Better to be saved

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

Trying to be better is way over-rated. It’s more beneficial to be one who is saved and out seeking others who are lost.

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Forgiveness Now!

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

  If you had been somehow able to view from outside our bathroom window, the conversation I just had with my wife, (why is it that all meaningful conversations in my house happen in the bathroom or the kitchen?) you … Continue reading →

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Grace Card: Don’t leave home without it

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

Any relationship is going to require a Grace Card. That’s because we are destined to fail each other over and over again. We will fail each other because we are fallible, and we will fail without even trying, because our … Continue reading →

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Why Grace Turned Outward is so important

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

Once, you Gentiles [all non-Jews] were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead. Now they are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you so that they, too, will … Continue reading →

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