Tag Archives: grace
GOOD FRIDAY | Leave It At The Cross
[Good Friday Meditation From Avenue United Methodist Church, April 18, 2025.] On Holy Thursday, we gathered to remember how Jesus humbled himself and took the position of a servant, washing the feet of his disciples. Tonight, we will recall how … Continue reading
Advent Devotions (Day 4) | Is It Punishment or Grace?
“The angel replied, ‘I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. But now, because you did not believe my words, which will … Continue reading
A Late Review Of “Noah”
This past Sunday, rather than reading the blogs and reviews I went to see Noah for myself. Shocking, I know. Why go see a movie for yourself when you can read blogs and reviews (sometimes by other people who haven’t … Continue reading
On Sunday, we continued our series on The Lord’s Prayer called “Pray Like Jesus” by looking at the phrase “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” Forgiveness is central to the Biblical narrative. Jesus died on the cross, … Continue reading
It’s A Cover-Up
This morning, I read the story of Noah as part of my quiet time. I wasn’t reading the part that we hear in Sunday School or in children’s Bibles. I was reading Genesis 9:20-28- Here is part of the story: … Continue reading
Chloe Illustrates Life
In my last post, I shared an illustration from our youngest daughter, Chloe- about Greed. It seems that Chloe has come through again with another good illustration about life- this one observed by my beautiful wife, Andrea (so she gets … Continue reading
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