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September #jammed: Free Grace. Day 253: How divided are we? Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided. John 9:16 Listening to my two daughters disagree over the same side of an argument is […]
September #jammed: Free Grace. Day 251: Honest grace. “ If you hear My voice and abide in My word, you are truly My disciples; you will know the truth, and that truth will give you freedom.” John 8:31-32 Anyone with children can relate to the desire for access to a lie-dectector. The look of bewilderment becomes them when we […]
September #jammed: Free Grace. Day 250: First words. “This was all set up as a test for Jesus; His answers would give them grounds to accuse Him of crimes against Moses’ law. Jesus bent over and wrote something in the dirt with His finger.” John 8:6 (VOICE) “Let’s draw on the driveway!!!” my littles yelled. Rainbows and […]
September #jammed: Free Grace. Day 249: Keep asking. “In the crowd, there were many in whom faith was taking hold.” John 7:31 (VOICE) crowd-a large number of persons gathered closely together. -dictionary.com Sunday Church revives my soul. Standing in praise, singing with hundreds of other voices to the same tune, swaying in worship to the one true […]
September #jammed: Free Grace. Day 247: Grace isn’t scary. “All of these conversations took place in whispers. No one was willing to speak openly about Jesus for fear of the religious leaders.” John 7:13 (VOICE) Safe ears to speak to are treasures on this earth. Another person to embrace our mess and point us back to grace is […]
September #jammed: Free Grace Day 246: Always back around. “As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore.” John 6:66 (NASB) Can you picture the scene? After Jesus preached that He was the only way to the Father. Earth-shattering and …in the minds of those who did not believe He […]
September #jammed: Free Grace. Day 245: The predictable end. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4 Chronic pain can envelope us. We only have so much tolerance for it before it starts to close us […]
August #jammed: Reflecting on Grace. Day 243: Relieve the sting. Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. -Genesis 22:1 “OUCH!!!!” one of my kids screamed. “SHE SLAPPED MY SUNBURN!!!” Mine isn’t the only household this calamity has ensued in. The one wasn’t paying attention to the other, so the other […]
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