Category: Grace
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It’s Not What You Think – Jefferson Bethke
I had read and enjoyed Jefferson Bethke’s book [amazon_link id=”B00C4ZCZFM” target=”_blank” ]Jesus > Religion: Why He Is So Much Better Than Trying Harder, Doing More, and Being Good Enough[/amazon_link]. When I was given a chance to review his new book, [amazon_link id=”B00WDJSWVK” target=”_blank” ]It’s Not What You Think: Why Christianity Is About So Much More…
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Who are You?
Whether it is our job, school, or even in church; we are all familiar with working hard in order to receive approval. This is the way life works, but grace and Christianity are meant to be different. “God pronounces believers righteous at the beginning of the course, not the end of it…it cannot be on…
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Gospel Versus Religion
I’m teaching Galatians this week in Cape Town. In my preparation, I came across a comparison floating around the internet of the gospel versus religion by Tim Keller. I thought it was worth sharing with you all here at NoSuperHeroes.com. It is worth chewing on, searching our hearts for the subtle differences which can creep into…
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Better Together
As a zealous, young missionary I seemed to make the same mistake over and over. Now as a veteran, I find the same never-ending truth must remain continually before me. People are not our projects. We never set out to do this intentionally. Our mistakes are made in ignorance. Our desire is to do good,…
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Grace and Anger
The topics of grace and anger are difficult to bring together. Even more so when we consider the emotions of God. Our natural tendency is to transform God into a human. When we consider him as our Father, the reflection of our earthly parents influence our perspective. How do we consider the anger of God…