Grace: do we earn it, or do we own it?
Grace is a gift...
8 Unique Recipes in a Chili Cook-off – One wins, but they’re all still Chili
But we live in a culture right now where if something is right then that means everything else is wrong.
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fixing this broken world…
Everything that I write – books, blogs, articles, features or commentary - is back-shadowed by faith. Sometimes you can see it clearly; often it is necessary to scratch at the surface; once in a while, the story on top is absolutely all you can see. But, behind everything, my world-view is ultimately redemptive
make friends with faithfulness, stand with Jesus, embrace promise, know God
If you're looking for a new rubric, a new way to think about what it means to live your life as someone who walks with God, then consider being a person who "makes friends with faithfulness."
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the deep meaning of communion is found in community, mercy, and grace…
The mystery, the deep spirituality of communion, comes not from the hands of the priest but from the hearts of the people.
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grace and redemption leave no room for judgment…
It's not any specific behavior, or adherence to a particular doctrine, or religious ritual, or repetition of the right magic phrase that grants us the honor of a relationship with God - No, it's Jesus who makes redemption possible. This privilege is ours to accept, or to reject.
over the years, I’m leaning more toward grace…
the more years I spend on this planet, the more likely I am to err on the side of grace rather than judgment. We all walk a tightrope of indecision sometimes, and if I am going to make a mistake - which is likely - then I would rather err on the side of grace.
What do you mean, “if”? – Light, love, naiveté, and belief
All of these new things are from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry of reconciliation. In other words, God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ, by not counting people’s sins against them. He has trusted us with this message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors who…
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Amazed by Grace; pulled inexorably into its orbit; tethered to Jesus
That is exactly where the church should be focused; celebrating Jesus, grateful to God, equipped and encouraged to be instruments of Grace.
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What is more important to you – being “right” or the love of Jesus?
The critical questions, then, are pretty-much, "Do I accept the saving grace of Jesus?" and, "Am I going to invite Jesus to be my companion and guide along the way?" Beyond that, the perceived need for consensus has more to do with our own pride, our own insecurity, our own limited perspective, our own desire to supplement God's grace with (always a little more of) our own law.
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