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A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: The Prosperity Gospel We Sometimes All Believe In “There is a version of the prosperity gospel that we can all believe in and it goes something like this: ‘God, I gave my life to you, and in exchange I expect you…
Last week I attended a funeral for a 92-year-old man. His daughter shared how the Lord impressed upon her to share the gospel with her father. While together for Thanksgiving, she tried to steer the conversation that way, but it didn’t happen. She tried again a few weeks later and was once again unable. Sensing…
We all love a good “best of” list at the end of the year. Thank you for following along and I pray you are continually encouraged as you read the Growing in Grace blog. Here’s a list of the most read articles of 2024: If God is Sovereign, Why Pray? “If God controls everything, if…
Each year I like to share some of my favorite books I read over the past year. I wasn’t planning on reading a lot of biographies this year, but it seemed to be an unplanned theme. If you haven’t read any of these, be sure to check them out! Einstein: His Life and Universe by…
This week, many of us will gather with family and friends to feast and remind ourselves of all we have to be thankful for. Some enter this season joyfully and find it easy to spout off reasons for their thankfulness. Others have had a difficult year and already feel pressure to “look the part” this…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace! Now’s the Time to Prepare to Prepare for Christmas A helpful collection of Advent devotionals to help you prepare for Christmas! We will have many of these in our church library so come by and check them out! Waiting on God…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace! Youth Sports, Healthy Families, and the Future of the Church “Sports is a gift from God. Running the bases, kicking in a goal, or shooting a basket are ways we can delight in how God made our bodies, and our kids’…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: What If No One Prayed For You? “I wonder how many people we walk past every day who don’t know a single soul in this world that prays for them?” Lowest and Last of All “So I trust that God is…
So you’re a single-issue voter? It’s a question that’s often asked with a negative connotation. To be a single-issue voter is looked upon as ignorant or overly dogmatic. Perhaps it’s true that being a single-issue voter on certain issues is too extreme. Being overly dogmatic on every issue might show a lack of level-headedness. However,…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: Is Watching Porn a Sin? “While the Bible does not mention pornography by name, it does tell us a lot about God’s plan for sex and sexuality. God makes it very clear that sex is to be expressed in only one…