I love sports. I always have. Throughout the years, I’ve participated in several sports in many ways. I’ve been a player, a coach, and an armchair observer and analyst. I even helped organize and manage a paper football league and a bicycle racing club in my younger days. As you can see, I enjoyed theContinue reading “Why Is Grace Essential?”
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What Is Grace?
What better way to relaunch Essential Grace than to address two fundamental questions – What is grace and why is it essential? This article will answer the first question and the next will explain the second. Grace is really a simple concept. It is receiving something that was not earned or necessarily deserved. It isContinue reading “What Is Grace?”
A Fresh Look at Grace in the New Year
Can you believe it’s 2018? Last year just seemed to fly by and now we’re already into a new one. But with the start of every new year comes the opportunity to start fresh, and that means a chance to take a fresh new look at the grace of God. At the same time weContinue reading “A Fresh Look at Grace in the New Year”
The Gift and What It Tells Us About God
As we get nearer to Christmas, it’s time to wrap this whole thing up about the gift that God gave the world (please forgive the pun). We’ve examined how God gave us the gift of Jesus to save us from our self-destructive path of sin and death. Then we looked into how God wanted toContinue reading “The Gift and What It Tells Us About God”
The Gift and What’s In It For Us
I remember when I was a kid being really excited during this time of the year. I would sit there in our living room admiring all the lights and decorations on our Christmas tree, enjoying some Christmas music and cookies, and wondering what was in those wrapped gifts with my name on them. I willContinue reading “The Gift and What’s In It For Us”
The Gift and What Was In It for God
Last week, we took a look at the reason why God gave the gift of Jesus to a world that wasn’t particularly interested. His reason, quite simply, was to save the world through Jesus from the devastating effects of sin and death. As Jesus put it in what are arguably the most famous words heContinue reading “The Gift and What Was In It for God”
The Gift the World Didn’t Want
Ah, Christmas time! What a wonderful time of the year. Well, at least it always has been for me. I love this time of the year. It means so much more than just getting gifts. It also means light, joy, hope, family, and love. And of course, all that is encapsulated in the greatest giftContinue reading “The Gift the World Didn’t Want”
Full of Grace and Truth: Healing Us From Sin and Death
Read through the Gospels and you’ll be amazed at how often Jesus was healing people or even bringing people back from the dead. We’ve discussed several of those instances over the course of the last couple months. What each one demonstrates is how Jesus is full of grace and truth. They demonstrate his grace becauseContinue reading “Full of Grace and Truth: Healing Us From Sin and Death”
Full of Grace and Truth: Healing Grief
Last week we took a look at how Jesus showed how he was full of grace by healing a man with leprosy and a woman who had struggled with bleeding for 12 years. Anytime we read about Jesus healing people, it tends to fill us with a great sense of hope and encouragement. In theContinue reading “Full of Grace and Truth: Healing Grief”
Full of Grace and Truth: Healing Diseases
There are a lot of things in life that can cause us heartache and pain. Few can compare with the struggle of dealing with declining health. If we live long enough, we’re bound to experience it, either our own health struggles or those of the people we love and care for. Either way, it’s notContinue reading “Full of Grace and Truth: Healing Diseases”
