-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
jgarrott on Seeking God; June 16, 202… Liam OD on Seeking God; June 16, 202… jgarrott on Confession; June 17, 2021 lodohert on Confession; June 17, 2021 
A Letter to the Ekkl… on Jews; November 6, 2020 Archives
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: grace
Forgiveness; June 9, 2021
Job 42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before. We are often very slow to realize that blessing others results in our blessing. Here, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged altruism, being self-centered, blessing, blessing others, forgiveness, grace, happiness, marriage, offence, repentance, restoration, wounds
Leave a comment
Sin and Grace; March 15, 2021
Romans 6:15, 23 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged forgiveness, grace, holiness, legalism, license, physical appetites, repentance, sin, walking in the Spirit
Leave a comment
Blessings; February 17, 2021
Jeremiah 31:14 “I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah is known as “the weeping prophet” because of various prophecies of woe as well as the whole book … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged blessings, grace, hope, Jeremiah, ministers, prophecies, receiving from God, rewards, wealth
Leave a comment
God’s Grace; January 26, 2021
Psalm 107:43 Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord. Without giving specifics, speaking of “some” and “others,” the Psalmist has given case after case of people who were blessed by God … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged blessings, entitlement, grace, gratitude, karma, love, speaking the truth in love, trouble, wisdom
Leave a comment
Course of Action; January 3, 2021
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. To me this verse strikes a very good balance between the reality that … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged active faith, balance, faithfulness, grace, mental vs. physical, obedience to God, passivity, rewards, serving God, spiritual growth
Leave a comment
The Miracle of Grace; November 17, 2020
2 Corinthians 6:1 As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. This is a very interesting, and potentially very tragic, entreaty. It assumes a reality that far too many people don’t want to admit … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged faith, grace, hell, judging, repentance, salvation, ticket to heaven, values
Leave a comment
Amazing Grace; November 13, 2020
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged being used by God, Christmas, distractions, God's schedule, grace, procrastination, repentance, taking credit
Leave a comment
Salvation; November 4, 2020
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. From verse 15 Paul comes back to how he started in verse 1, bringing up the dangerous absurdity … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged evangelism, God's gift of salvation, grace, priorities, repentance, sin, slavery, wages
Leave a comment
Freedom from Sin; November 3, 2020
Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. Once again I was faced with a real dilemma as to what to write about, because every bit of today’s reading is … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged forgiveness, grace, law, life in Christ, living like a believer, repentance, salvation, sin, the devil's lies, truth
Leave a comment
Righteousness and Peace; November 2, 2020
Romans 5:20-21 The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged death, grace, human stupidity, law, obedience to God, prohibition, righteousness, rules, sin, the daily slog
Leave a comment
