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How Justification by Faith Transforms Lives and Communities
One day theologian Miroslav Volf was visiting a friend who pastors a church in Sandtown, a desperately poor and dangerous neighborhood in Baltimore. As ...
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True Faith Is Like Grabbing a Rope from Our Rescuer
Philosopher Nicholas Beale and scientist John Polkinghorne use the following story to illustrate the nature of biblical faith:
A philosopher, a scientist, ...
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The Fear of God Is Like Finding Safety in a Storm
Suppose you were exploring an unknown Greenland glacier in the dead of winter. Just as you reach the sheer cliff with a spectacular view of miles of jagged ...
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Experiencing God's Grace Changes Our Hearts
In his book The Prodigal God, Tim Keller uses the following story to illustrate how experiencing God's grace can transform our life:
The acclaimed ...
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Dad Forgives Daughter for Taking Coins
In a blog for Kyria entitled “The Sweet Relief of Grace,” Marian V. Liautaud writes:
My dad kept a coin jar on his dresser. Every night when ...
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President Lincoln Tells Former Slaves How to Live Free
In the last days of the Civil War, the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia, fell to the Union army. Abraham Lincoln insisted on visiting the city. ...
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The Three Stages of Faith in Christ
Theologian Alister McGrath outlines the following three stages of receiving what Christ did for us on the cross:
[First], I may believe that God is promising ...
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A Former Convict Finally Enjoys His Freedom
A March, 2011, issue of The New York Times featured a story about a 51-year-old ex-convict named Robert Salzman. After a horrific childhood, Salzman spent ...
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A Skydiving Instructor Takes the Fall for His Student
For her 54th birthday, Shirley Dygert of Teague, Texas, decided she needed some more excitement in her life. So this grandmother of three signed up for ...
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Billboard Asks “Are You Good Without God?”
In 2009, a new billboard in downtown Chicago got everyone's attention, stirring some controversy. In big letters it asked: "Are you good without ...
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