MICHAEL FEAZELL – Jesus once told an allegory (OK, a parable) about two kinds of people who went to the temple to pray. One of them was Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector (Luke 18:9-14). Now, these days, 2000 years after Jesus told the story, we might be tempted to nod knowingly and [...]
January 15, 2011
in Grace
By Dan Stone What would it be like if Paul’s phrase, “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” were a daily reality in our lives? Is it even possible? Is there anything we can do to make it happen? There’s nothing we can do, for it is already a finished fact! If we read John’s [...]
November 25, 2010
in faith
But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness..(Romans 4:5) For those of you reading this who don’t know, “work,” in this verse is referring to our own religious efforts to gain righteousness or favor with God. God is not looking to see [...]
October 29, 2010
in Grace
Lately I have been trying to understand God’s grace. I am really trying to wrap my head around the fact that He loves me without regard to my actions. What I mean to say is that I have been a Christian for several years, over 20 in fact, and I still have problems with sin [...]
October 20, 2010
in Grace
Psalm 32:1-11 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. [...]