Category Archives: 2018 Postings

Writings from 2018

How to Be a Grace Scholar

The most recent advances in the grace arena seem to be founded on self-help doctrines which permeated the Western culture during the eighties and nineties. Beneficial to the point of self-realization but seriously bereft of impact within a social context. … Continue reading

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I Love satan.

Seriously!? Grace has a wonderful ability to detonate all your perceptions about right and wrong. This will be the largest blast you’ve possibly ever experienced in your divine walk and the fallout will create a debris field you’ve heretofore never … Continue reading

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The Sorry Apology Called Forgiveness

The faint to blaring shrills of my mother often ring in my head during times of conflict. “You tell them you’re sorry!” “You go over there right now and apologize for your behavior!” These two seem to be the most … Continue reading

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Taking What Wasn’t Given

One of the main lessons that every parent has to teach their child is not to take candy from the store when checking out unless you pay for it. Time after time this is one of the lessons I hear … Continue reading

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Grace – The End of the Innocence

In 1989, Don Henley, a member of the band The Eagles, recorded his third solo album with the lead song called “The End of the Innocence.” The opening stanza and chorus are as follows: Remember when the days were long … Continue reading

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Elephant in the Room

Walk into any church across the landscape of religion and you can fit in real nice – accept for the elephant, which seems to take up the majority of the room, is going to cause you to get a little … Continue reading

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Grace on the Curve

When I was teaching in college, one of the running questions in class at any test time was, “Will you be grading on a curve?” Students will do anything to excuse their lack of preparation and this question, I found, … Continue reading

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