3 steps to helping kids grasp God’s grace when they’ve messed up
She proudly led me into the hall, demanding I cover my eyes first. When she said “open them!” my jaw dropped. The surprise was a... Read more
Tag: god’s grace
God’s Creative Answers to Prayer
A sweet friend of mine recently commented that God’s creativity is amazing- not just in nature but in the ways He does things, the ways... Read more
Condemnation vs. Conviction
“That’s the worst,” is the sort of thing we tend to say when someone tells us about the flu, or a car fluke, or the... Read more
The Grace of Choices
“It’s no big deal,” I told myself and others when I failed to make edible bread- again. On the one hand, it wasn’t that big... Read more
Grow in Grace
As a new mom, a friend of mine regularly reported sleeplessness. Sipping hot drinks while her infant alternated between fussing and sleeping, she told me... Read more
Has This Already Been Paid For? (Mini-Series Part III)
One time, I accidentally stole. I was a kid in a bookstore and someone else was paying for my bundle. Reaching my hand up to... Read more
Starting Well Means Growing In Grace
When we got married one of our premarital counseling activities was sitting down with my in-laws to ask a few prescribed questions. One question went... Read more