Because of grace …
There’s no human being alive, or who has ever lived, who has earned or deserves the grace of God. “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short […]
06
Mar
2016
Blog Tag
Christianity
29
Feb
2016
Super hero or withering flower?
The “gurus” of the positive-thinking industry make fortunes convincing people that they’re much stronger than they think they are, and they can be anything they want to […]
24
Feb
2016
What do we mean by “doing life together”?
One of the most over-used and unfulfilled phrases in the church today has got to be this: “Doing life together.” It’s probably most applied to describing small […]
17
Feb
2016
What would you expect?
“He looks just like you!” “She has your eyes!” “He’s got your nose!” Have you ever made such comments to a friend upon seeing their newborn baby? […]
11
Feb
2016
CHRISTIANS: Adversaries of the poor, or advocates for the poor?
I’ve worked with the truly poor most of my adult life. Still, I have surprised myself by how much I’ve let a person’s social media post bother […]
10
Feb
2016
Jesus attitude v. Jonah attitude …
It was just late last year that I attended the launch service for Grace City Church, a new church plant in the University City area of beautiful […]
01
Feb
2016
What does it mean that Jesus is preeminent?
In our fear of not being relevant to our culture, we Christians have purposely dropped the use of several biblical words. Instead of teaching a clear understanding […]
22
Jan
2016
A biblical mandate for sensitivity …
When God created us human beings, He did not use a cookie cutter. We’re all different. That means that some of us are stronger than others — […]
12
Jan
2016
Are you wearing your new nature?
I’m one of those people who grew up poor but didn’t know it. One thing that pointed to my family’s limited resources was the few choices available […]
11
Jan
2016
It’s more than putting lipstick on a pig …
Popular “sayings” become popular because they can help us understand a point more clearly. Take, for example, the saying, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but […]