The gap (between Holy God and sinful man) that the cross of Christ bridges is larger than any mere human can [...]
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This past Sunday, I was received into membership at Harvest Presbyterian Church in Medina, Ohio; ending a year-long search for a new church home. My wife and children were there with me and that made the day very special. After a fantastic sermon by Josiah Bancroft, who was in town for the weekend giving a Christian [...] Many friends, family and acquaintances of mine are suffering right now. They don’t know that God’s grace is sufficient to get them through their struggles (2 Cor. [...] Drive me to my knees, O Lord; so I can know your grace. “Scripture is like a river, broad and deep, shallow enough here for lambs to go wading, but deep enough there for an elephant to float.” –Gregory Dialogus Before I get into the first of three types of Pickers identified in the first part of this series, I want to make something perfectly clear to [...] For most Americans, a shower is a daily necessity. My wife and I have been married for 20 years and I know she has showered at least once, every single day we’ve been married. I don’t share her singular passion for cleanliness, so about once a month I go without a shower on a Saturday. [...]
O mundane grace, how dull the sound, What’s grace, and why do I need it? Though I may [...]
To my dear readers, (both of you) I would like to wish you and your family a very happy and memorable Christmas. The whole reason we celebrate is to commemorate the greatest gift ever given. Christmas is the time to honor Jesus of Nazareth, God the Son, the Son of [...] There’s a scene early in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” where a character named Red, played by Morgan Freeman, sits before a parole board that is reviewing his case to consider whether he should be released from prison.
PAROLE BOARD MEMBER: We see by your file you’ve served twenty years of a life sentence. [...] A. Mankind started out living with God, our maker, in a very personal, intimate way that nobody can imagine today. Then Adam and Eve sinned and we became separated from this way of being with God. The Gospel is God’s way of getting us back into this communion or fellowship by saving us from sin [...] |
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