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Want to read my new book?
UPDATE: Wow – you guys are fast! All 50 free books were claimed within 30 minutes. If you got your name in, we will send you your book within the next 4 hours. Please check your inbox. If you didn’t...
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The End of the Slave Trade
In this world acceptance comes at a price. If you want to be accepted you have to perform, you have to deliver, you have to shine. You have to be first in and best dressed. You have to close the deal...
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The Gospel in Ten Words
My new book, The Gospel in Ten Words, has just been released. Ta da! What’s this book about? - It’s about the good news most of us still haven’t heard. - It’s about the good news that was...
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Is Grace a License to Sin?
Grace-preachers attract sinners and that is a good thing. If you are a sinner – you have come to the right place! Sinners are welcome in the House of Grace. I wish our churches were magnets for sinners...
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Jesus and the Starfish
A starfish lay dying on the burning sand. A universalist walked by and saw the starfish’s plight. “What’s up little starfish?” “I’m dying on the burning sand. If only someone could throw me in the...
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GITW Competition
Update: This competition is now closed. Prizes will be going to the winner Jennie (30 books!) and Jeshurun5 (20 books!). Thanks to everyone who entered. I am inspired by your generosity and your desire...
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What if I Disappoint God?
“To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.” (Eph 1:6, NKJV) We are accepted “in the Beloved.” Some take this to mean we are only in the kingdom because we...
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“Grace” by Max Lucado
Can you name any author who is equally appreciated by old folks and young folks, men and women, short, fat, tall, or thin people? I can only think of one person and that is Max Lucado. Lucado is...
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“The Cure” by Lynch, McNicol, and Thrall
You come to a fork in the road and find a signpost. The sign pointing left says, “Pleasing God;” the sign pointing right says, “Trusting God.” Which do you choose? This is the choice each of us faces...
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Why Confession is Still Good for You
If you know me, you will know that nothing winds me up faster than telling people they must do things like confess to be forgiven. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, confessing your sins does...
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Healthy vs Unhealthy Confession
Grace is God’s response to our messes. If you don’t acknowledge your messes, you’ll never receive his grace. In the last post we saw that confession is one way to receive grace and break the power of...
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GITW Update
A friend of mine told me he had given away ten copies of The Gospel in Ten Words to people in his life group. This news made me both happy and sad. Happy, because I’m always encouraged when people give...
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6 Examples of Confession in the Bible
Confession has become a touchy subject in the grace community. Judging by some of the comments I have received in the past week, there are some folks who think we must never confess sins, that to do so...
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Christmas Giveaways
Christmas is the season for giving and, frankly, there’s no better present than a book! (Hint, hint.) Seriously, I love books and especially free books. Don’t you? I have been so inspired by those of...
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Top 12 Quotes on Grace
What is the one thing that separates Christianity from every other religion in the world? It is grace – that divine and undeserved favor of God that elevates the lowly and loves the unlovely. Grace is...
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Acceptance Elevates Us
When you know God is pleased with you regardless of your productivity, it will free you from the pressure to perform. When you’ve heard God say “Yes” to you, it will empower you to say “No” to the...
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Top 20 C.S. Lewis Quotes
When people ask me to name my favorite author, like many others I respond with the name of C.S. Lewis. Since I first heard The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as a boy, I have been a fan. I have a...
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6 books for Christmas 2012
It’s that time of the year when I recommend some great books for vacation reading. Here are six of the best that I have recently read… The Chocolate Wars is Deborah Cadbury’s history of her family’s...
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Exodus 4:24-25
“Why did God try to kill Moses on the way to Egypt?” This question was recently put to me by a reader and it is based on the following passage: At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was...
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What is the “Whole” Gospel?
Heaven forbid that we preach half a gospel, but what is the whole gospel? Your answer to that question says a lot about your views on the finished work of the cross. For instance, whenever I proclaim...
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