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Tag Archives: grace
What we don’t like about grace but need desperately
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
Grace and the end of baseball season
When you got nothin’ You got nothin’ to lose. – Bob Dylan The Angels played their last game of the season yesterday. That means there’s only five months until spring training. And believe me, spring training is all that Angels … Continue reading
Parting with one’s money
Sometimes the greatest experiences of giving come from receiving. I have been taught a lot by those who give to the Catch. Last night we received a generous unexpected check from someone who had already recently sent us an extra … Continue reading
Opening your eyes on a surprise!
Surprise is a perfect word for Grace. The dictionary says surprise is “an unexpected or astonishing event, fact or thing.” Grace is both those things. It is completely unexpected because we are all expecting something else from God. You see, … Continue reading
How to know if you have Grace or pop-grace
When you think about it, there is really no such thing as Grace alone without being Grace turned outward. I don’t think you can have it. When you receive Grace, it forever changes the playing field. It removes the competition. … Continue reading
‘I Want You’
Tonight I’m going to talk a lot about Grace Turned Outward — why it is our identifier here at the Catch, and why it is so important to who we are. We are Grace Turned Outward, and we are not … Continue reading
Grace doesn’t play by the rules
Who can understand God’s Grace? Who can fathom its depth? Who can stretch as far as it can? Who can know what it is going to do? Who can plan on it showing up? On one hand, there is cause … Continue reading
Sin’s place in the life of a believer
Laura liked the connection I made yesterday between Kris Kristofferson’s “Why Me, Lord?” and Charles Wesley’s great hymn, “And Can It Be That I Should Gain?” Both of them speak of a deep awareness of sin and marvel at being … Continue reading
Charles Wesley Kristofferson
And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain— For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst … Continue reading
We’ll stand by you
Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now Don’t be ashamed to cry Let me see you through ‘Cause I’ve seen the dark side too When the night falls on … Continue reading
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