Grace

Ark Encounter

1 John 5:13, Ancient World, Creation, Faith, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 8:1-19, God's Judgment, Grace, Hebrews 11:7, Imagination, Matthew 24:38-39, Miracle, Remnant, The Ark, The Flood

Ark Encounter, the latest attraction by Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis, will feature a true to scale ark and a visual retelling of…

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

2 Corinthians 12:8-9, 2 John 1:9, Abiding, Debt, Endurance, Faith, God's Goodness, Grace, John 15:4, Legalism, Love, Perseverance, Romans 1:1-5, Romans 3:20-24, Salvation

“O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee….

Sandpaper People

1 Peter 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Challenge, Community, Discipleship, Empathy, Grace, Growth, James 2:8, Matthew 5:14-16, Refinement, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Unity, Zechariah 13:9

“Technically, it’s not the sandpaper that causes abrasion; it is the person holding the sandpaper. Sandpaper itself is just a tool in the hands…

What’s So Dangerous About Grace?

1 Peter 5:10, Dangerous, Ephesians 2:8-9, Faith, Forgiveness, Gift, Giving, Grace, Hebrews 4:16, James 4:6, Love, Radical, Romans 3:24, Undeserved, Worth

In an interview with Christianity Today, John M.G. Barclay speaks about Paul’s view of grace in his book, Paul And The Gift. When asked, “You…

Unexpected Forgiveness

Abundance, Acts 3:19, Counter-Cultural, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 4:31-32, Example, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Grief, Hebrews 4:16, Love, Mercy, Radical, Romans 5:1-2

After Dylann Roof shot and killed nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, in Charleston, South Carolina, one could expect their family…

An Act of Worship

1 Peter 3:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Acts 8:30-35, Colossians 4:4-6, Disobedience, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Joy, Mark 5:18-19, Praise, Sin, Wisdom, Witness, Worship

In May 2016, Chance the Rapper, a hip hop artist from Chicago, released the album Coloring Book. It contained a unique exploration of his…

Loving The Stranger

Faith, Galatians 6:10, Grace, Hardship, Hebrews 13:16, Hebrews 13:2, Hospitality, Kindness, Leviticus 19:34, Love, Psalm 12:5, Refuge, Responsibility, Sacrifice, Trust

The New York Times reports on Canadian families who take in refugee families as they resettle into the country. “Across Canada, ordinary citizens, distressed…

Elie’s Testimony

Ephesians 5:2, Galatians 2:20, Genesis 50:20, God's Plan, Grace, Humility, Influence, Mark 10:45, Passion, Peace, Psalm 130:7, Redemption, Remembrance, Testament, Vulnerability

Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel passed away on July 2, 2016, at the age of 87. He is remembered for…

God’s Gifts

2 Corinthians 8:1-5, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Blessing, Generosity, Gifts, Grace, Humility, James 1:17, Omniscience, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 22:4, Sovereignty, Status, Stewardship, Unworthiness

“If you have money, power, and status today, it is due to the century and place in which you were born, to your talents…

Forgiving Their Daughter’s Killer

Advocacy, Amos 5:24, Forgiveness, Grace, Isaiah 30:18-19, Justice, Kindness, Luke 17:4, Matthew 5:44, Mercy, Peace, Receiving, Restoration, Romans 12:17-21, Self-Control

In an interview with Christianity Today, Kate Grosmaire describes how she and her husband went through the process of forgiving their teen daughter’s murderer,…

“Steadfast Love”

Active, Assurance, Binding, Deuteronomy 7:9, Faithfulness, Grace, Love, Persistent, Psalm 136:26, Psalm 86:15, Redemption, Repentance, Romans 5:8, Steadfast, Zephaniah 3:17

Lauren Chandler, wife to pastor of The Village Church’s Matt Chandler, recently wrote a book called Steadfast Love. She explores how far-reaching the Lord’s…