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Tag Archives: grace
The gospel according to fairy tales
So, Marti wrote a fairy tale in anticipation of the birth of our first grandchild, and we are talking about it in the Catch this week. And just what do fairy tales have to do with truth and the lives … Continue reading
Grace: here for us; here for you
It’s pretty quiet around here now — much too quiet. We walk around with a hole in our hearts. It’s a gaping hole, not a little puncture wound. We cry a little bit every day.
Song of Moses
When Moses neared the end of his life, God spoke to him about what would happen to the children of Israel — the people he had led out of bondage in Egypt up to the brink of the Promised Land … Continue reading
Everyday grace
I spoke with a friend yesterday who is dealing with a mountain of guilt over his son getting into trouble. The thing that happened to him could have happened to anybody. You make one mistake and you land in jail. … Continue reading
God isn’t mad anymore
It’s a New Year, you guys, and people need to know that God isn’t mad anymore. That’s right — that’s our message for 2015, God isn’t mad anymore! Was He mad once? Well, yes. In fact, in the Old Testament … Continue reading
Of hats and head-butts
I’ve taken to wearing hats a lot because I keep banging my head on things, and a hat hides my wounds and scars. I don’t know what it is about me, but my head keeps getting in the way, and … Continue reading
Grace turned outward
Grace is the free and unmerited favor of God. It is the knowledge that you are pleasing to God right now regardless of what you have or haven’t done. Grace is the realization that you have already earned a place … Continue reading
The comedy of grace
We need not take ourselves so seriously. We ended last week with laughter — how there is humor in God planting His Holy Spirit in these frail, fallible, human vessels of ours. That’s grace, and there is a part of … Continue reading
The winning circle of astonishment
A dark horse is always an unlikely candidate to win. It’s become an adjective for the unexpected. There are dark horse sports teams, dark horse politicians, dark horse contestants. Of course, anything can happen, but the chances of a dark … Continue reading
They “R” us
If I knew how to make a backwards “R” with my computer I would. Anything to help us remember this. Today, inspired by U2’s lyric “There is no them; there is only us,” Deanne reminds us of the line that … Continue reading
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