Our generation understands how to earn things. Our parents taught us the value of working hard and doing right is the best means for getting the desired outcome. It makes sense to us. Grace is more difficult to grasp. Grace means not getting what we deserve. It isn’t earned. We don’t deserve it.Yet, it’s stillContinue reading “The Essentials (Week 4) | Grace Is Hard to Receive”
Bible Study Sunday | When the Wind Is Against You
Matthew 14:22–33 (ESV) My therapist asked me recently, “How are you?”I shrugged. “Been mired in the blues.” The words were not dramatic or catastrophic. They felt heavy, like rowing against a wind that won’t let up. That’s where today’s passage meets me. Jesus sends the disciples ahead ushering them into the boat. This is a detailContinue reading “Bible Study Sunday | When the Wind Is Against You”
Saturday in the Word | Hard Things Jesus Said
There are words of Jesus Christ that feel almost impossible to soften. This is one of them: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34 ESV It sounds jarring, especially coming from the One we call Prince of Peace. WeContinue reading “Saturday in the Word | Hard Things Jesus Said”
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