Grace in the Good Life: Episode 1
“I needed to get my affirmation really from God in the process of preparing my sermons... That made me less vulnerable when I actually stood there teaching.”
“I needed to get my affirmation really from God in the process of preparing my sermons... That made me less vulnerable when I actually stood there teaching.”
Christians today need to show the world that the Church has more to say about wonder-hunger than anyone else. We have a theology of the imagination that offers the active and imaginative life for which even the most committed atheists are really longing. The goal of these articles is to whet your taste buds for engaging in this imaginative work. Whether you teach a church full of folks or only your children, capturing your hearers’ imagination with God’s truth is a work worth giving your time and yourself to.
An analysis of the Finnish Supreme Court’s recent ruling.
God, being holy, cannot simply deny his holiness and “just forgive” any of us. His love is holy and so is his mercy. He is just and acts according to righteous judgement, not looking away or ignoring sin and evil, as an ineffectual or corrupt lawgiver. And yet, the Bible states that God indeed passes over our sins... How can he do this without forsaking his holiness?
In Denmark and Scandinavia there has also been an increase in church attendance in many places, particularly in churches with conservative biblical preaching, an emphasis understanding the Bible, living in Christian community, etc. In addition, there are many testimonies from young people—including on social media—where they talk about how they have started reading the Bible and how Jesus has transformed their lives.