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A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: The Holy Spirit is at Work in our Ordinariness “But the language of intimacy implies that we should be able to regularly experience that closeness, and this isn’t always the case. It’s only in the next life that we will see…
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…
I want to say ‘thank you’ to each and every one of you for your support! I know the internet if full of blogs and articles, so I consider it an honor anyone someone takes the time to read from “Growing in Grace.” Since we all like end of the year lists, I thought you…
A collection of links from around the web: Devotionals I Recommend for a New Year “With 2021 quickly waning, many of us are beginning to think about a devotional approach for the year ahead. Some are looking for a resource that will serve as the main component of their devotions and others for something that…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace! The Gold Mine in the Local Church “God has uniquely gifted the local church to help the people of God reach the nations for God. Though you can mine the depths of the minds of great authors in their books, your…
A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace! Why the Ordinary Means of Grace Must Be Central in Our Gatherings “It remains, however, a perennially pressing question as to what role these elements ought to play in any given Sunday service. Certainly, they ought to feature regularly in the life of the church….
Check out this collection of links to encourage your growth in grace! The Fruit of Confessing Sin “Confessing in this way purifies our hearts, deepens our humility, maintains our fellowship, and enables us to see the glory of Jesus all the more clearly. Repentance does not just give us a clear conscience before God; it…
A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace! From the blog: What is Regeneration? 6 Sins that Enable Abuse “We claim, ‘As Christians we extend grace to sinners,’ yet we neglect to extend grace to traumatized children and heartbroken wives. We justify our silence, saying, ‘Love covers a multitude of sins,’ as if…
A collection of links from around the web: From the blog: Why I Write If Justification is Once-for-All, Why Do I Need to Keep Repenting? “The reason we pray “Forgive us our debts” is not because we’ve lost our state of grace and need to be re-saved. Justification is permanent. Rather, confessing our sin reminds…
A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace! From the blog: God Sees Your Intentions American Culture is Broken. Is Theonomy the Answer? “The simplest observation to make about Theonomy as a hermeneutic is that it misunderstands the relationship between the old covenant and the new covenant—which leads to misapplications today.” Character Matters…