I’m not against transparency and sharing our failures with others; we need that. Confession is a beautiful part of the Christian life; the gospel does free us to admit we “don’t got this.” It’s just that our tendency is to confess things to people because we want them to fix us with law, rather than sharing our struggles to hear the one thing that makes a hill of beans to sinners.
Grace literally means “favor.” When it refers to God, it means the unmerited favor of God toward us. In fact, grace is an attribute of God. God doesn’t just act in a gracious way. God is defined by grace. God is grace.
I have strong opinions about weird things, like pastel mints at weddings and zucchini masquerading as pasta. I also have strong opinions about things that can be important.
The source of almost all spiritual problems is an inappropriate effort to avoid the cross. When we, as the church, turn away from the cross, we miss the path that God gave us—the path to freedom, joy, faithfulness and forgiveness. It’s the only way there.
If you’re looking for an honest, hilarious, and hopeful take from the trenches of modern life, Sarah Condon is the right woman for the job. (If you’re not looking for those things, you should be). Join Sarah on SBE for fun stories and insights from her book, ‘Churchy: The Real Life Adventures of a Wife, Mom, and Priest.’
Jesus chose to spend a significant amount of time with people who were considered outcasts and develop genuine friendships with them so that He could show them how much they mattered to Him. Listen in as Zach explains how we are called to do the same.
The tiny Christian church birthed at Pentecost shortly after Jesus ascended has become a vast global presence of diverse nationalities, gifts, and organizational expressions. It has been remarkably adaptive and resilient.…
I’m an expert on self-righteousness…and you are too. It’s perhaps the most dangerous of all human sins. And we’re guilty of it.
What do Twinkies and judgment have in common? Nearly nothing; except for their exceptionally long shelf-lives.
