Sometimes it's hard to come back to grace after messing up. But God's grace is unrestrained and always available. Just come home and find grace waiting for you.

Our Tendency to Hide When Adam and Eve sinned, they covered themselves and hid (Genesis 3:7–8). We’ve been doing the same thing ever since. Whether its our sin or our pain and suffering and struggles … we often hide it, minimize it, or ignore it. We do this for a variety of reasons: We feel... Continue Reading →

Can we all just take a collective sigh together? We all need a week, a month, a year where nothing happens. Where the news is boring and uneventful. Where plans and meetings are cancelled. Where we aren’t interrupted every five minutes. Where the to-do list actually gets done. Or better yet, is thrown out altogether.... Continue Reading →

Grace is a gift – that’s a simple definition of grace. But like any gift, we can reject it or we can accept it. The apostle John said that Jesus came “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). John saw the connection between believing and receiving / accepting the grace of Christ. He wrote, “to... Continue Reading →

The Grace Folder I bet if I were to open the file folder in your brain titled “Grace” … there’s probably not much in there. Maybe there are some of the documents in this folder that say something like: “Grace means unmerited favor.” “God saves us by His grace.” “Grace is the opposite of works.” ... Continue Reading →

Do you really believe God loves you? Just as you are, right now? Or do you doubt it sometimes? Do you ever think He’s uninterested or disappointed in you? Or worse, just fed up, angry, and done with you? Do you feel stuck, dry, or exhausted spiritually?  My answer to these questions, more often than... Continue Reading →

"Give thanks in all circumstances..." I have this verse hanging up in my house. It’s a coffee cup verse. It’s so common that we almost think of it more as an inspirational quote rather than a command. In the whole of God’s Word, it’s an exceptionally clear-stated verse. “Lord, what is your will for me?”... Continue Reading →

Consider the three following scenarios. Scenario #1 – A Friend Pays the Bill You’re finishing up a meal at a restaurant with a friend. Then the bill comes. The thought passes your mind: Are we splitting it? Do I offer to pay? Before you finish your thought, your friend takes the bill and says, “I... Continue Reading →