This past January my paternal grandfather (Pawpaw) died; he was a few weeks shy of being 93. Growing up my family would spend every other Christmas with my Pawpaw and Grammy. We would go to their house and share a huge meal together, build a fire in their fireplace, and all of the grandkids would show off our new toys to one another. On the mantle Grammy had little toy blocks with letters on them ...  Read More

The following is an article written by one of our high school seniors who participated in our annual student leadership course. The final assignment for this course was to write out an answer to the question, “What Makes a Biblical Leader?” and this was one of the many well thought out and articulated answers to the question. This past summer a few of our high schoolers participated in a four week...  Read More

“If anyone see his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life – to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.” 1 John 5:16-17In these verses John provides instruction for how to respond when we see som...  Read More

My kids are now getting old enough that they have started bringing home report cards from school. I remember those days, when my report card would provide a very clear-cut indication of how I was performing in each precisely defined subject. I also remember what it felt like when I graduated from school into life. All of the sudden things weren’t as cut and dry anymore, and very often I found myse...  Read More

It has been so encouraging to see so many new faces attending Grace lately and to welcome some of those as new members. God adds to His church. We are grateful.I am so thankful that Grace is a welcoming church; grateful for this cultural value. Of course, our desire to be a welcoming community of believers is birthed by and reflects God’s welcoming posture toward us.  - He pursued us when we were ...  Read More

Outside of 1 John, the word “propitiation” shows up two more times in the New Testament. The first is in  Romans 3:23-25 where Paul writes, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. The second is in Hebrews 2:17 where...  Read More