Grace Plus Nothing

Grace Plus Nothing

Sharing the matchless grace of Jesus Christ

Tag: bible

  • The Beginning of Wisdom

    “The fool says in his heart, “’There is no God.’” Psalm 14:1 I have been working a few psalms into my morning devotional time.  I am intrigued by the gamut of emotions that the Psalmists express. Just the other morning Psalm 44 leaped from the page, especially this verse – “Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep?Rouse Read.

  • The Harvest is Ripe; The Laborers are Few

    . I have some good news and bad news.  Now, if you are like me,  you like the good news last. According to Pew Research, Christianity is still the largest global religion at 2.3 billion people. The Muslim religion has now grown to 2 billion people and is the fastest growing religion with over 300 Read.

  • Like Sheep

    “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”  Isaiah 53:6. Do you ever wonder about statements from the Apostle Paul which I will paraphrase here: that when it comes to sinners, he is chief (1 Read.

  • Authenticity

    “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”  Philippians 4:9 In the last few months, I have sharpened my focus to disciple-making. Some foundational pieces to be able to do disciple making may not appear to be but are Read.

  • In and Of

    I was reading a Wednesday’s Word by Paul Tripp, who in my opinion is one of the more insightful Christian thinkers of this era. The thesis of this morning’s message is that we live between the “always and the sometimes” – meaning we will be waging the internal battle of wanting to follow our desires Read.

  • The Watchman

    “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for[a] their Read.

  • Only One

    I gave my father’s eulogy in 2004.  It was a solemn moment, and I put my heart and soul into the words I wrote and my preparation and delivery.  Usually, not one given to emotion I almost lost it right out of the chute and took a deep breath and settled into the message. I Read.

  • I Will Trust Him

    Though He Slay me, yet will I Trust in Him (Job 13:15) When the sun has not shone for days on end, and the winter rains and storms come pelting down, I will trust Him that soon the sun will shine again. When my head feels like it is about to split open, and when Read.

  • The Loss of Shalom

    “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.” Genesis 3:7. I had the privilege to share the Word at a small rural church about 40 minutes from where I live. The day was gray and drizzly and in Read.

  • More Boundless Grace

    More Boundless Grace  “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but Read.