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Tag Archives: grace
What I learned at the DMV
Chandler, our 16-year-old son, recently got his learner’s driving permit. To do so he had to pass a written test of 46 multiple choice questions. We were concerned about the test because Chandler has challenges reading due to a learning … Continue reading
Chandler’s first lesson
Chandler has turned out to be a big part of the ministry here at Roberts Wesleyan College. I shouldn’t be surprised. He has been a big part of everything I’ve learned since he was born. He has a way of … Continue reading
What would we do without Grace?
Elizabeth, our daughter-in-law, has a friend named Grace. They are extremely close — like sisters. For a season, when they were much younger, Grace lived with Elizabeth’s family, so they really are sisters in that they have lived under the … Continue reading
Showers of Blessing
Merry First Monday After Christmas! I love how Christmas is still in the air as the New Year approaches. Celebrating isn’t over yet, especially here in southern California, where the purple San Bernardino Mountains stand out in cold, sunny clarity … Continue reading
Joy to the World!
“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” Luke 2:10 I think of joy as very loud happiness. Joy is happiness on steroids. It is one thing to be … Continue reading
Surprised by Joy
10. Embrace the state of astonishment as a permanent and glorious reality. It’s the element of surprise that makes astonishment the right word for the true follower of Christ. Our salvation is so entirely undeserved that we never get over … Continue reading
The latest astonishing news!
Step 10. Embrace the state of astonishment as a permanent and glorious reality. Astonishment is: the first time you see the Grand Canyon, watching a baby being born, seeing a man on the moon, a surfer riding a 50-foot wave, … Continue reading
Whac-A-Pharisee
4. Have decided that we don’t want to get what we deserve after all, and we don’t want anyone else to either. Now that we’ve got what we do and don’t deserve sorted out, what about everyone else? Remember the … Continue reading
Here comes the judge
Step 1. We admit that our single most unmitigated pleasure is to judge other people. We can do this almost without thinking. We can do this with our eyes closed. Someone cuts in front of us in line and we … Continue reading
A cult-buster book
12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee (like me) has impacted people more than any book I’ve written. Story after story reveals how people have been set free from legalism and the resulting bondage it creates — bondage to authoritarianism, to … Continue reading
John Fischer The Catch 