Truth Things that Christians Don’t Always Admit but Should, #1 18 May 201520 May 2015 Provocative title I know! This is going to be a new series of mine. The point of this series is not to be negative, down, or critical of Christians or…
Grace… For Your Consideration 9 Apr 20159 Apr 2015 I would like to throw out an idea that I have been thinking about and get your reaction to it. Could it be that the problem of sin in the…
Grace… Lessons from Gotham 7 Mar 20157 Mar 2015 One of the new shows that Mandi and I like to watch is Gotham. It is a very interesting show set in DC Comic's fictional Gotham City. The show focuses…
Grace… Being Gracious 23 Dec 201423 Dec 2014 We are freed by God's grace to live a life of love. The freedom we have been given in Christ is given so that we can pursue personal holiness. And…
Grace… If You Want to be Righteous, You Need to be Gracious 23 Dec 201423 Dec 2014 Holiness shows itself by being gracious towards others. The pursuit of personal holiness directed inwardly sets our standards for our behavior towards others. That is righteousness. The pursuit of holiness…
Grace… Holiness Means What? 21 Dec 201422 Dec 2014 In my reading a while back, I came across this great story. St. Michael's had always been a very wealthy church. Its 300 members usually gave a combined annual offering…
Grace… Loving God Brings the Desire to be Holy 21 Dec 201421 Dec 2014 Grace frees us from the hopelessness of being accountable to the Law's penalties, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely…
Grace… Grace Frees Us to Pursue Holiness 17 Dec 201418 Dec 2014 God's grace frees us so that we can pursue personal holiness. Before we do anything else we need to define what that means. What is holiness? What does it mean…
Grace… Lessons from The Man in the Iron Mask 17 Dec 201417 Dec 2014 This week I began a series on how we as Christians are supposed to relate to God's Law. In the last three posts we learned that the forgiveness we have…
Grace… Free to Live by Love 16 Dec 2014 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I,…