Category: Grace
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Embracing our Ordinary “Ness”
Today, I would like to offer some reflections on a post I wrote near the beginning of this blog. God Uses Ordinary People is a message I have preached on many times. When the post went live, it did not attract much traffic. But recently this changed. Little by little, the post received more traffic.…
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Everything We Need
We all know and believe salvation is a gift of grace, freely given and not based on our efforts. But, do we realize this gift involves so much more than the moment of salvation. This is a gift for life. 2 Peter 1:3 tells us “His divine power has given us everything we need for life…
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Freedom Day: How Grace Changed a Nation
“We dedicate this day to all heroes and heroines in this country and the rest of the world who sacrificed in many ways and surrendered their lives so that we could be free.” Nelson Mandela April 27 1994 This is the date of South Africa’s first democratic national elections following Nelson Mandela’s release from prison.…
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No Happiness Without Holiness
“There is No Happiness Without Holiness.” This is a statement made by Michael Horton in his book [amazon_link id=”B00B853PQM” target=”_blank” ]Gospel-Driven Life, The: Being Good News People in a Bad News World[/amazon_link]. I stared at those words for quite some time. Is this true? I began to think of all the people I knew who were…
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Altar Ego by Craig Groeschel
Most everything which comes from those working with the Catalyst vein of ministry is quality.[amazon_link id=”B008EGRETW” target=”_blank” ] Altar Ego: Becoming Who God Says You Are[/amazon_link] by Craig Groeschel is no exception. Altar Ego is a play on words. We must take our own perception of our self and lay it on the altar, embracing…