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Grace, Grace, and More Grace

1 April 2014, 06:00

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Editor’s note: The following article was written by Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of Billy Graham, and republished with permission. You can find the original post from December of last year, here.   The definition I give for grace in One-Way Love comes from Paul Zahl: Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to […]

The Glory of Children

31 May 2013, 06:00

Jay Rowland

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At first glance, this verse seems to be just an obvious, happy statement. Perhaps one that suggests the rewards of a large family. But as with all of the Proverbs, it’s good to linger a bit. The verse contains some assumptions that are kin to those verses that encourage us to obey our parents and […]

How Does Jesus Love You?

14 February 2013, 06:00

Eric Pazdziora

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How Does Jesus Love You? (Let me count the ways) by Eric M. Pazdziora Originally published on Quivering Daughters The story goes that somebody once asked a great theologian — nobody’s quite sure which theologian, but so the story goes — what was the most profound doctrinal statement he had ever heard. The theologian thought […]

Dear Grace: Letter From a Parent

7 February 2013, 06:00

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Dear Grace, As a former ATI (Advanced Training Institute) parent, I’ve appreciated many of the articles published on your site.  They have opened my eyes to things that went on behind the scenes at IBLP (Institute in Basic Life Principles) and caused me to rethink much of what we were taught (and at one time […]