While reading Philip Yancey's book Vanishing Grace, I ran across a list of statements made is Scripture which contain the words "one another." Here is the list presented by Mr. Yancey: Love one another Forgive one another Pray for one … [Continue reading]
Evil and death
I ran across this quotation from Nicholas Wolterstorff while reading Philip Yancey's book Vanishing Grace: When we have overcome absence with phone calls, winglessness with airplanes, summer heat with air-conditioning – when we have overcome all … [Continue reading]
Being right or being loving . . .
It seems to me that if we are forced to make a choice between being right (winning the argument) and being loving, we should always chose the latter. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case with the Christian Church. John 13:35 records … [Continue reading]
Intentional about Grace
Recently I had a dialog with a pastor friend about the tendency for churches to have correct teaching about grace and have their practice of it break down. My friend made the observation that "works-righteousness is the default mode of the human … [Continue reading]
