A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace this week:
When the Nest May Never Be Empty
“Before sin even entered the world, God says that something is not good. Adam lived and walked with God in the Garden. He knew a level of intimacy with his creator that none of us will experience until Jesus returns. Yet, God says it was not good for him to be alone.”
Technology Cannot Replace Presence: Why the Church Will Always Gather
“’Encouraging one another’ is the counterpoint to “neglecting to meet together.” It’s an essential activity that not meeting together prevents us from doing. And encouraging each other is so because it is the means by which we stir one another up to love and good works as we wait for Christ’s return.”
Friendship and the Grace of God
“Yet Christian friendship remains important and a blessing—a means of grace, even—to those who commit to it and experience its joys.”