Dear Friends, Sunset is a time of relief. That’s why sailors like to see a brilliant sunset. It usually means that a storm is clearing. It gave rise to an ancient mariner’s proverb that Jesus quoted to the Pharisees and the Sadducees: “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the […]
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A Word of Grace – November 12, 2012
Note: Two word of Grace articles have been posted this week since we didn’t post last week while we were away in Texas for the recent C.S. Lewis Retreat at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas. Dear Friends, There are few things more poignant or difficult than the relationship of parent and child. It can build […]
A Word of Grace – October 29, 2012
Dear Friends, As he approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” Then he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Those who were in front sternly ordered him […]
A Word of Grace – October 15, 2012
Dear Friends, The world behind me, the cross before me; No turning back, no turning back. – S. Sundar Singh The bread that sustains us does not come to us without violence. That is the inescapable truth. Since time immemorial, the sheaves of grain that are the staple crop of human existence, have been brought […]
A Word of Grace – October 8, 2012
Dear Friends, This is the eleventh and last message in a series on the sea stories of Jesus. The series started on the beach and it ends there. There is a saying that “God is in the details.” The Gospel stories of the Sea of Galilee and Jesus’ experiences with the fishermen there contain many […]