The Unsafe, Made Safe, By Grace
07.15.20 | Shepherding | by John Jones
Apart from God’s grace operating in and through us, we are a danger to others.
The Unsafe, Made Safe, By Grace
Apart from God’s grace operating in and through us, we are a danger to others.
Is "beautiful" a word that describes the church?
It may be because the word seems inappropriate. It may be because the church seems blah. But the gospel does indeed make the church beautiful.
What is so compelling about King Jesus is not that He rules and reigns, but that He notices you, and comes near to you.
Why is it that so many of us can’t seem to speak the same language, even though we’re all speaking English?
To grow in grace is to understand, if nothing else, how important grace is to those who need growth (which is all of us).
I suspect our age is not one for lamentation. We’re more suited to frivolity and anger. Lamentation is sorrow, made expressive, through the cross...
Barnabas was nicknamed, Son of Encouragement, for a reason. By God’s grace he had the ability to encourage outsiders, to encourage the dubious, and even to encourage apparent lost-causes.
At each stage of life, we find ourselves contemplating the will of God. Would it not be simply easier to have a field guide of God’s will to direct us?
Do we really believe that God continues to draw members of His household from among the neighborhood of the world?
The influence of subconscious association is powerful, for what comes automatically, comes without much thought...