Tag Archives: grace

Paul’s name would never make a list of weaklings … As Saul, he was an unrepentant executor of Christians. After his dramatic conversion, which included temporary blindness, the tent-maker’s life was filled with trials and sufferings—enough to make the most stout-hearted man turn back from serving God. Paul himself admitted ...

Peter and John walked up to the beggar at the gate called beautiful. Little did this beggar know that the power of Jesus Christ was about to make His life beautiful. Peter and John walked closer to the beggar. They did fix their gaze on him. Naturally, the beggar thought ...

If you are like me, when I hear stories of heroic deeds or think about various scary situations, I try to decide how I should respond and how I might actually respond. Would I be the one to stand boldly to confess my love for Jesus at gun point? Could ...

Somebody recently asked my daughter to tell what her favorite Bible verse was. She said, and I quote, “Whatever that one about God knowing all about you, and loving you anyway. You know, that one that is on my mom’s tattoo on her foot.” (Ps. 139) Not exactly the Sunday ...

What makes you feel bothered, distressed, jumpy, or unstable? Is it the small, daily irritations piled one on another? Maybe it’s the true storms that come upon you unexpectedly: failed health, relationship troubles, loss of various kinds.  Anything that tries our patience or challenges our  faith can bring these emotions ...