believe, Church, discipleship, Ephesians, evangelism, God, Gospel, grace, Jesus, Luke, Matthew, salvation
I started reading a Bonhoeffer book last week. He wrote it in the 1930’s, but it reads as if he wrote it yesterday. Is the price that we are paying today with the collapse of organized churches anything else but an inevitable consequence of grace acquired too...
Bible, fear, God, grace, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, Matthew, mercy, Romans, sin
My heart fell as I watched this pastor whom I’ve never heard preach, whom I’ve never met personally, whose books I’ve never read, and whose church I’ve never set foot in tearfully apologize to his congregation for, in his own words, choices he...
believe, Bible, God, grace, Jesus, Romans, Uncategorized
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.” Romans 5:1-2 Every word in scripture matters. Every word. God...
2 Timothy, Bible, Ephesians, grace, Paul
The other day I was reading in 2 Timothy, and a beautifully unique phrase jumped out at me. Paul says to Timothy, “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,” (2 Timothy 2:1). I know I’ve read this book of the Bible several...
Bible, Church, Colossians, conflict, Ephesians, forgiveness, God, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, love, Matthew, obedience, pain, peace, relationships, Romans, spiritual growth, unity
In any kind of conflict, we humans instinctively feel defensive. Whether it’s a tiff with a spouse, a disagreement with a friend, or an argument with a boss, we immediately adopt an “us versus them” mentality. It’s just how we’re wired....
Bible, Ephesians, God, grace, Jesus, John, Luke, pain, peace, prayer, spiritual growth
I drove in the winter sun, feeling warmed not just by the rays streaming in through my windows but from somewhere inside my body. I’m not sure how many miles I covered before I realized it – I had been smiling the whole way. I noticed the feeling of warmth...
