Have Mercy Grace, Judgment, Mercy, Second Chances Mike Howerton tells a story about how grace works. He recounts the time that he received a second ticket in two years for expired… READ MORE
Clouded Judgment Anger, Emotions, Jesus, Judgment, Listening, New Testament, Pharisees “Whether you dated an attractive person who treated you horribly, or you wasted a lot of money on a really bad investment, your feelings… READ MORE
Leave It To God 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Ephesians 4:26-27, Ephesians 4:32, Getting Back, God's Judgment, Hebrews 10:30, Judgment, Leviticus 19:18, Mark 11:25, Matthew 18:21-22, Matthew 5:38-39, Mercy, Retribution, Revenge, Romans 12:19, Submission, Surrender, Vengeance At the end of the movie, Matilda, the main antagonist, Ms. Trunchbull gets what she deserves, after spending the entire movie harassing the children and… READ MORE
Choosing Faith 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Timothy 1:12-14, Acceptance, Acts 10:15, Faith, Galatians 5:14, Grace, Gracious, Judgment, Matthew 22:39, Over-Achievement, Pressure, Struggle, The Gospel One of Shauna Niequist’s books is called Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living. She seeks to… READ MORE
Rock of Ages 1 John 5:11-13, Atonement, Dependence, Ephesians 2:8-9, Faith, God's Kindness, God's Saving Grace, God's Wrath, John 5:24, Judgment, Legalism, Philippians 1:6, Romans 8:1, Salvation, Zeal “Not the labors of my hands can fulfill thy law’s demands; could my zeal no respite know, could my tears forever flow, all for… READ MORE
Dramatic Irony 2 Peter 3:10, Acts 1:10-11, Faith, Faithfulness, Hidden Things, Judgment, Luke 21:34-36, Matthew 24:36, Patience, Revelation 20:11-15, Studying Scripture, Surrendering, Thanksgiving, The Second Coming, Trusting God The video below provides a great definition of dramatic irony—when an audience is in on a secret that the characters in a story don’t… READ MORE
Misunderstood Works Colossians 3:23-24, Ephesians 2:10, Faith, Galatians 6:9, Holy Spirit, James 2:18, Judgment, Matthew 5:16, Motive, Rejoice, Righteousness, Self-Righteousness, Spiritual Fruit, Thanksgiving, Worship We know that our faith is not born of our righteousness and neither are our works. Megan Kruger writes about the difference between spiritual… READ MORE
