Justice & Grace
As a child grows up, they quickly learn the difference between right and wrong. At first, they do everything out in the open. They stare
As a child grows up, they quickly learn the difference between right and wrong. At first, they do everything out in the open. They stare
Forgiveness is supernatural. We see it when Stephen cries out while he is being stoned (Acts 7:60). Or when Jesus prayed on the cross (Luke
Across the United States, the “Laundry Love” initiative turns ordinary laundromats into spaces of grace. Volunteers show up with quarters and detergent, helping low-income families
On-the-job training. You don’t intrinsically know how to do something or read a book for the academic knowledge; you work and learn at the same
A broken violin can no longer play music. To the untrained eye, it might seem like a lost cause: cracks in the wood, strings snapped,
During the 1990s, whether it was school retreats or work retreats, a common exercise in team building was the “trust fall”: A person stands on
Can you imagine a holiday whose point is to recognize the wrong that we’ve done? Perhaps as a society, instead of celebrating a victory, we
If you are new to lifting weights, then you may be surprised to discover that it takes more than one session to start building muscle.
Have you ever had to teach a group of lower elementary children? You have to be very clear in your instructions or else you risk
In this short video, Tim and Kathy Keller explain the historical validity of the resurrection: https://youtu.be/B4vvN5DGe50?si=uy30Bc0IbY0ribmj. Kathy gives an example of how, during the time
God’s grace is the foundation for the formation of Christian character. Our ability to persevere through suffering and develop the hope that Paul describes in
Make-A-Wish is a wonderful foundation that makes dreams come true for children who have major sicknesses. It’s a wonderful example of grace. The children do
In the children’s book Eric Says Sorry, Eric breaks a neighbor’s flowerpot. This begins a series of mistakes (sins) as he tries to cover it
The Christmas classic Home Alone (directed by Chris Columbus, distributed by 20th Century Fox, 1990) could be seen as a kind of parallel to this parable. Kevin
In China Miéville’s The City & The City, two cities coexist at the same time andplace. The residents of each dislike the other and look
The Avett Brothers sing, “Shame, boatloads of shame … Please make it stop.” What is the remedy to this heavy burden? God’s movement toward us,
When a bride and groom get married, the bride’s name (usually) changes immediately. One or both of their addresses change and often so do bank
If you’ve ever experienced a broken bone or thrown-out back, or left your glasses at home, then you understand the challenges that come when part
According to this HuffPost article, kids hide things from their parents for three reasons: they don’t want to share, they think the parents won’t understand,
Marilynne Robinson’s novel Lila follows the story of a young woman—a drifter from birth, without home or family—who finds hope in the church and even