Grace… Why Resolutions Don’t Work 3 Jan 20153 Jan 2015 This time of year you always see a flurry of posts, articles, and columns on resolutions. I think I have seen at least half a dozen things on Jonathan Edwards'…
Going Deeper… The Change-Up 31 Dec 201431 Dec 2014 One thing I have been learning this year is how much God likes to change things up. Have you noticed that? He loves to reverse things, turn things upside down,…
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… 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,…
God's Love… Not Fear, Not Duty, But Love 15 Dec 2014 The freedom that Christ gives us is the desire to obey the law not out of fear or duty, but out of love for God. We are still commanded by…
Grace… Freed From and Freed For 14 Dec 2014 One of the things I often see Christians struggling with is understanding how we are forgiven and no longer need to measure up to God's Law, but at the same…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 