Grace 6 Last week we discussed Peter's wondrous turn of phrase: " growing in grace ". I likened it to a plant that grows i...

Grace 5 One of the best known of all the references to grace in the Bible is Peter's summary statement at the conclusion of his seco...

Grace 4 Grace is the means by which I become a Christian, and faith is the mechanism that makes those means effectual. Put another way, fa...

Grace 3 Peter tells us that grace is a many-splendored thing. (I Peter 4.10) Thus far we have examined two aspects of grace, saving grace...

Grace 2 Grace is a gem with many facets. Peter said as much when he admonished us, As every man hath received the gift, even so minister...

Grace 1 Perhaps the most famous hymn in Christendom is John Newton's "Amazing Grace". It can arguably be said that no one ...

Bring the Books 10 Note: With this post I bring to an end my series on a minister's reading. I may from time to time add book reviews...

Bring the Books 9 "Eight? Seriously? You're killing me, here." Quit whining. Toughen up. Endure hardness as a good soldie...