Grace – Ordinary-ish Thoughts

I’m Still The Problem

I am my biggest problem. Forgiveness, grace, mercy, a new heart with new desires and the strength to live a life of selfless love toward others is the answer… His name is Jesus. “In some way, we all give daily proof to the truth that sin still lives inside us. None of us is yet […]

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It’s All Grace

Grace = undeserved, unearned, unmerited favor. By grace He chooses and calls us to salvation. By grace He awakens us, gives us a new heart, and fills us with His Spirit. By grace He rescues us from judgement. By grace He adopts us into His family. He graciously gives us the desire for obedience and […]

Misuse: Fallen From Grace

One common misinterpretation I hear a good bit is when people say that someone has “fallen from grace”. I hear it in songs. I hear it on TV and in movies. I hear people using it in public conversation. They use it meaning that someone has gone too far or sinned too much. They have […]

Where Is Your Hope?

Hope is inevitable for our human experience. We are hopeful creatures. We are all looking for someone or something to place our hope in. That is the way God has created and wired us. Or lives are fueled and directed by hope. The question is will the object of our hope let us down? Paul […]

The Man on the Middle Cross Said I Could Come!

Thank God our salvation doesn’t depend on our works. Thank God our salvation doesn’t depend on our subjective feeling of assurance. Thank God our salvation doesn’t even depend on our fluctuating, waivering faith. Praise our omniscient Father, our salvation and adoption into His family is based solely on the objective reality of His Son, Jesus […]