Grace Is like Riding a Rollercoaster

Grace is a bit like a roller coaster it makes us scream in terror and laugh uncontrollably at the same time. But there aren't any harnesses on this ride. ...

Gadgets Nag Us to Change Behavior

No matter how hard we try we just can't seem to shed our need to live by law rather than grace. A recent (2013) article in The Wall Street Journal explored ...

Former NHL 'Thug' Experiences 'Karma'

Future Hall of Fame Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger has won two Olympic Gold medals with Team Canada, won the Stanley Cup in 2007, and was ...

College Admissions Acceptance Sets Student Free

For many Americans, the college admissions process is an oppressive and extraordinarily stressful area of life. A number of years ago, I watched as two ...

When Our Spiritual Life Resembles a Treadmill

Treadmills are fun if you want to get a little exercise. Unfortunately, for many people, religion feels like running on a treadmill: they're working hard ...

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 ...

The Rigor of Grace

Grace is opposed to merit, but it is not opposed to effort.

—Bradley Nassif, professor of biblical and theological studies at North Park University ...

Earning a Free Gift

Editor David Neff writes:

This morning I received the latest promotional e-mail from a clothing provider I really like to patronize: L. L. Bean. I read ...

No Fishing Out Hotel Windows

Haddon Robinson writes about something the apostle Paul could certainly identify with, namely, the tendency of the law to put ideas in our heads:

The law ...

Author Harry Blamires on Self-Help

In the Christian life, nothing, nothing at all, can be purchased at the do-it-yourself shop.

—Author Harry Blamires