Category: Grace
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Overcoming Obstacles
Six weeks ago I fractured my elbow. Yesterday I rode in the largest timed bike event in the world with 35,000 riders. The Cape Argus is a 110km/68 mile bicycle course from Cape Town to the southern most point of Africa, Cape Point. Along the way you ride past both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans,…
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The Value of Community
I recently saw the power of community in action. I was away from my family in South Africa, traveling to teach in various Bible Schools and grace seminars. During my trip, my son began to suffer with asthma. We debated whether to take him in to the doctors, having treated this condition at home before.…
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Does Knowing Equal Changing?
Today, NoSuperHeroes welcomes back Chance Faulkner. His first post on NoSuperheroes, The Gospel That is Not, is still one of the most popular posts. _________ Why is it that we often believe the right things but lack spiritual transformation? Recently God has showed me that I have a screwed up mindset when it comes to…
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Religious Activism of the Insecure
I was sitting in a church service recently. The pastor used the phrase “Religious activism of the insecure.” to describe our attempts to do good in order to earn merit with God. This phrase stuck me. I did not hear much more of the sermon! As believers we are great at promoting activism or good…
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Death of the Missionary SuperHero
For my regular readers, you may realize the title of this article, is a play on my book, Death of the Modern SuperHero. Read on to see how you can win a free copy. For those looking for the “bonus” entry, scroll to the bottom of this article. Do you really think missionaries view themselves…