11For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.12It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,13while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our ...
Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical ground of experience. We don't transcend our lives; we return to the life we left behind in the hopes of something better. —Donna Farhi 79 It i...
According to Herodotus, the ancient Persians felt that what was necessary in the background of a young man entering adulthood was his ability to ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth. Perhaps we should now grant our college degrees to young men who measure up to that standard. — Jeff ...
At the beginning of this century, the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago asked me to compile texts of the immigrant experience for a public reading in celebration of America’s rich diversity. I first posted these here in 2018. May these eloquent American voices remind us of our common origins as ...
That’s certainly no waste, as they are accepted and burned up–forgotten by the One Who matters as an act of mercy and grace. You can come as you are with your idols to the altar, and leave as a son or daughter for the courts of the King, ruined by His love, ravished by His ...
And yet the notion of a visible head of the Church and Vicar of Christ is not so much absent from Wolfe’s schema as it is simply embodied in the temporal power whom he dubs the “Christian prince.” “Having the highest office on earth, the good prince resembles God to the people. ...
Contact Us Got Bible Questions? Grace Links Simple SalvationWhat mystery? Featured / 3 Comments Our header reads: “We teach Jesus Christ according to the mystery kept secret since the world began and revealed to the Apostle Paul.” The vast majority of you will say: “huh, what mystery?
1.God’s grace cleanses the dusty grime of sin from our souls (Psalm 51:2). God knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust. But out of his grace-filled forgiveness he washes away all wrongdoing, and lovingly works to make us more than we are[2]. ...
Faith is the vehicle that transports us to our salvation, and grace is the gasoline that powers the vehicle and does the work in justifying the ungodly man. Titus 2:11-12 [11] For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, [12] Teaching us that, denying un...
4) The Word of God is always fresh and always gives us encouragement to move forward in life. Even today the Psalms of David, in fact all the Psalms, bring us to the reality of this wicked and evil world we live in, and the knowledge that we need the Lord Jesus Christ to be in ...