Do You Struggle With Anger?
Do you ever feel angry? Of course, you do. Everyone does. If you say you are not angry because Christians aren't supposed to be angry, let me use some other words for anger: frustrated, irritated,...
View ArticleDo You Struggle With Anger?
Do you ever feel angry? Of course, you do. Everyone does. If you say you are not angry because Christians aren't supposed to be angry, let me use some other words for anger: frustrated, irritated,...
View ArticleLiving in Peace in the Present
We have this really cool handout at Grace Life International entitled, Living in Peace. It is a diagram of a large cross in the center of the page. The left side of the cross is about our PAST. We...
View ArticleLiving in Peace in the Present
We have this really cool handout at Grace Life International entitled, Living in Peace. It is a diagram of a large cross in the center of the page. The left side of the cross is about our PAST. We...
View ArticleThe New Testament Begins in Acts not Matthew
If you are like I used to be, you may be greatly confused when you read the Gospels. They seem to contradict other New Testament Scripture. Most of our confusion is because we think these teachings...
View ArticleDoes Suffering Turn You Away From Jesus or Toward Jesus?
Several years ago, a young beloved police officer was gunned down in our city causing a flood of tears for many, especially his wife. As anyone would, she deeply grieved over his death and her loss of...
View ArticleHow to Create a Personal Mission Statement
We often read the mission statements of businesses and churches. They help us understand their purpose and why they do what they do. For example, the mission statement of Chick-fil-A is "To glorify...
View ArticleGod’s Cure for a Shame-based Identity
Have you ever heard that little voice in your head saying "There must be something wrong with me." It usually speaks to us after a mistake, a sin, or a rejection from someone. It's the lying voice of...
View ArticleDo You See Life in Monochrome or in Color?
Have you seen the video of the guy with colorblindness who receives a life changing birthday gift from his parents? It is a pair of EnChroma Colorblindness Glasses invented by glass scientist Don...
View ArticleEat, Sing and Celebrate God’s Work at GLI’s 20th Anniversary
A little over 20 years ago, I found myself wrestling with terrible doubt and fear about starting Grace Life International in Charlotte, NC. One of the ways the Enemy had controlled my life in years...
View ArticleObssessive Christianity Disorder
In his book, The Naked Gospel, my friend, Andrew Farley, writes about a debilitating disorder that is spreading among many Christians. It's called by the same title as the first chapter of his book,...
View ArticleGod’s Cure for a Shame-based Identity
Have you ever heard that little voice in your head saying "There must be something wrong with me." It usually speaks to us after a mistake, a sin, or a rejection from someone. It's the lying voice of...
View ArticleDo You See Life in Monochrome or in Color?
Have you seen the video of the guy with colorblindness who receives a life changing birthday gift from his parents? It is a pair of EnChroma Colorblindness Glasses invented by glass scientist Don...
View ArticleEat, Sing and Celebrate God’s Work at GLI’s 20th Anniversary
A little over 20 years ago, I found myself wrestling with terrible doubt and fear about starting Grace Life International in Charlotte, NC. One of the ways the Enemy had controlled my life in years...
View ArticleGod’s Answer to Survival of the Fittest
At age 13, I distinctly remember one conscious thought which gripped me through high school and beyond. It was this. "I want to be the best." I wanted to be the best dressed, the best basketball...
View ArticleGod’s Answer to Survival of the Fittest
At age 13, I distinctly remember one conscious thought which gripped me through high school and beyond. It was this. "I want to be the best." I wanted to be the best dressed, the best basketball...
View ArticleCan Christians Break Fellowship with God?
Have you ever heard that when you sin, you are no longer in fellowship with God? It was one of the most common teachings I heard growing up in church, as well as with the Christian organization I was...
View ArticleCan Christians Break Fellowship with God?
Have you ever heard that when you sin, you are no longer in fellowship with God? It was one of the most common teachings I heard growing up in church, as well as with the Christian organization I was...
View ArticleLegalistic Discipleship VS Grace Discipleship
A lot of discipleship may be rooted in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Let me explain what I mean. The knowledge of good and evil passed down to every human being from Adam and Eve has …...
View ArticleObssessive Christianity Disorder
In his book, The Naked Gospel, my friend, Andrew Farley, writes about a debilitating disorder that is spreading among many Christians. It's called by the same title as the first chapter of his book,...
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