Grace… Lessons from Spring 6 May 20156 May 2015 But where sin increased, grace increased all the more (Romans 5:20, NIV). It was not too long ago that record setting amounts of snow descended on those of us in…
Faith… I Am Peter 4 May 20154 May 2015 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James,…
Grace Tolerance or Grace? 3 May 20153 May 2015 Are we tolerant or gracious? Which do we want to be? Tolerance says, "I can ignore what you do." Grace says, "I will love you despite what you do." Tolerance…
Grace… Lessons from Citations 27 Apr 201527 Apr 2015 Last Friday afternoon I had the distinct displeasure of being pulled over. The problem? Apparently my license was suspended! It did not matter to the policeman that I did not…
Discipleship Bad Rap 14 Apr 201514 Apr 2015 One of my girls' favorite songs is Bad Rap by Steve Taylor. Bad Rap is a very intentional bad rap about the "bad rap" that Christians have in the eyes…
Grace The Law of Grace 13 Apr 201513 Apr 2015 So summarizing what I have been learning about grace… Grace is… Unnatural. It runs against human nature to be gracious. Grace is sacrificial one way love; we are naturally self-centered…
Books… Tuesdays with Edwards 7 Apr 20157 Apr 2015 And though we are without strength, yet Christ has died for us, as 'tis said in the verse wherein is the text. He is sufficient in his purchase, and he…
God's Love… Under the Palms on Palm Sunday 30 Mar 201530 Mar 2015 "It is finished." John 19:30 (NIV). This weekend my wife and I found ourselves in Clearwater Beach, Florida…a rare weekend away from home and away from the kids. We were…
Grace Grace Is Intimate 22 Mar 201522 Mar 2015 This is the third in a series of posts filling in the blank to "Grace is ____." Grace is unnatural counterfeited intimate. Grace is profoundly personal and intimate. Impersonal and…
Grace Grace Is Counterfeited. 20 Mar 201520 Mar 2015 This is the second in a series of posts filling in the blank to "Grace is ____." Yesterday I began this series saying that grace is unnatural. It is unnatural…