Following Jesus
Grace
It’s okay—the Lord was with us!
“Watch out,” my friend shouted, telling me in no uncertain terms to pull the car over. He had noticed that I had drifted toward oncoming traffic, warning me just in time to move back to the right lane. Our families were returning from a few days of vacation after Christmas. Unfortunately, I had not felt … Continue reading
God helps those who CAN’T help themselves!
Who can expect to receive help from God? A common saying states that “God helps those who help themselves!” The authority with which this assertion is made sounds as if these words are taken straight from the Bible. But is it really a true and biblical statement? If we look at Scripture, we find that … Continue reading
Unending Love—Amazing Grace!
A survey of British teenagers in the mid-1970s found that the majority thought that “Amazing Grace” was a love song about a girl named Grace. Now, some 30 years later, the song has been recorded in more then 3,200 different versions. Most of these recordings have been made since Judy Collins had a surprise pop … Continue reading
What’s so amazing about Grace?
In the last few years both movies and musical versions of Victor Hugo’s novel “Les Miserables” have been watched by millions of people. They tell the story of Jean Valjean, a French prisoner, who had been sentenced to 19 years of hard labor for the crime of stealing bread. The injustice of the sentence and … Continue reading
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