Good Things in Small Packages
Most Christians are in small churches. Though megachurches usually get more attention, small churches are the backbone of Christianity. People…
Goodwill to All Men?
On the day Jesus was born, a choir of angels sang: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth…
Gossiping the Gospel
If we, as congregations and individuals, are to be effective in participating with Jesus in his work of evangelism, we…
Grace and Discipline – a Small Group Study
Christians live in grace and by grace, not by works. We cannot boast about our own works, no matter how…
Grace and Obedience
Even after centuries of debate, Christians still have not settled on how best to speak about the connection between faith…
Grace and Truth
“The law was given through Moses,” John tells us, but “grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17). God…
Grace From First to Last
Grace is the first word in the name of our denomination. We chose it, but not because it sounds “religious.”…
Grace to Be Who You Are
I enjoy riding a bicycle for exercise and try to ride almost every day. One day this past summer, believe…
Grace to the Gluttons
“Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons,” Paul wrote to a young pastor on the island of Crete. “Therefore,…
Grace Walk, by Steve McVey; Reviewed by Barbara Dahlgren
Grace Walk: What You’ve Always Wanted in the Christian Life by Steve McVey Reviewed by Barbara Dahlgren Have you striven…
Grace-Based Behavior (Titus 2:11-14)
Grace-based behavior Paul then gives a theological reason for teaching people to be well-behaved: “For the grace of God that…
Grace: A License to Sin?
It is a constant wonder how we guardians of the true faith can become so skilled at gumming up the…
Grace: An E-Ticket Ride
You’d think that the transition from a legalistic religion to an understanding of the gospel of grace would make life…
Graduate Club Manual – Introductory Articles
This manual is a free educational service provided by Grace Communion International for use by speech club participants. Copyright ©…
Graduate Club Manual – Speeches 1-6
Lesson 1: One-Point Speech Purpose Whenever we communicate with people—whether in a speech, a letter, a meeting, a memo or…
Grandma’s Old Church
When you travel outside of North America, the definition of “old” takes on an entirely different meaning. In my part…
Greek, Hebrew and the Middle-Aged Man
What on earth was I thinking of? To paraphrase the comedian Steve Martin, the problem with foreign languages is that…
Greetings, Friends (Romans 16:1-24)
In the last chapter of Romans, Paul greets a large number of people and gives a few closing exhortations. These…
Groping in the Dark
Chapter Two Astronomy was among the first of the sciences to be developed in the West. The early civilizations of…
Groping in the Dark – Part 2
1360 Copernicus’ heliocentric (sun-centered theory is published (1543) Galileo builds his first telescope (1609) Galileo sees Jupiter’s moons and Saturn’s…
Groping in the Light
Max Planck (1858-1947) Chapter Three Perhaps we should not blame Max Planck’s teacher for telling him physics was a dead-end…
Growing in Christ
After you become a Christian, what do you do? The Bible tells us that Christians normally do certain things to…
Guarding Hitler’s Deputy
Back in the ’60s, when I was in the army, I was stationed in Berlin for two years. This was…
Guidance – a small group study
Introduction The discipline of seeking guidance goes to the heart of walking with God. Guidance involves us hearing God’s voice…
Guided Tour of the Bible
Most Americans have a Bible, but many have never read it. Perhaps they started to read it, but gave up…
Guidelines to an Understanding of the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Seeking to understand and know the Holy Spirit is a wonderful and rewarding endeavor. It ties in with every aspect…
Haiti – Help and Hope
By John Halford Sadly, it took an earthquake that leveled Haiti to put it on the map. Before January 12,…
Hand in Hand
I enjoy watching people at airports and bus stations. Someone is reading a book. A few people are reading newspapers…
Hardwired to Believe?
In The Message, Eugene Peterson has a wonderful way of highlighting the nuances in Scripture that may be missed in…
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
In 1739, Charles Wesley wrote the lyrics to a song he called, “Hark How All the Welkin Ring Glory to…
Harvest Seasons of Ancient Israel
Various biblical laws and stories refer to ancient Israelite crops and harvests. It may therefore be helpful to have some…
Has the New Covenant Been Made?
Several people teach that Christians should keep the Sabbath and several other laws that are found in the Old Testament….
He Ain’t Heavy
Having the right piece of plastic has surely changed our lives in the past quarter century. These lightweight, individualized, magnetically…
He Gave Himself
God came into time and space in the Incarnation. He united himself with us, giving us the greatest gift. “When…
He Is Risen!
A Series About Jesus Christ “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for…
He Knows Us Like That
I think I know my daughter pretty well. We spend a lot of time together and enjoy each other’s company….
He Lives Within Us
Do you sometimes feel that God is absent from your life? The Holy Spirit can change that for you. The…
He Oughta’ Be Shot!
I couldn’t help overhearing the two men at the doctor’s office. “Well, I used to go to that church, but…
He Pitched His Tent
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One…
He’s Alive!
Did it really happen? The question is far more than academic. Because if Jesus Christ really died on a Roman…
He’s Only Human
Well, the election is over and America has a new president-elect. Soon he will take office, and on his shoulders…
Healing (an article)
God performed dramatic miracles in the Old Testament and in the New. Many of these were dramatic healings. God still…
Hear Today, or Gone Tomorrow! – The Prophets
Earlier in this tour of the Bible, we saw how people — even a people who were given much by…
Heart Trouble
“God doesn’t require people to keep Old Testament laws,” the man said. “He looks on the heart.” That’s true—God does…
Heaven’s Above – Or Is It?
Shortly after you die, you will find yourself in a queue outside the pearly gates, waiting for an interview with…
Hebrews and the Change of Covenants
The book of Hebrews also has much to say about the covenants. Again, we will go through the relevant passages…
Help for Family Members of Alcoholics
Nonalcoholic spouses and children of alcoholics often believe they are alone in their difficulties in coping with an alcoholic family…
Help My Unbelief (Mark 9)
One of my favorite biblical characters is the unnamed man who brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus and asked for…
Help Those Who Are Weak in Faith (Romans 15:1-3)
In Romans 15, Paul completes his discussion of how Christians who are strong in the faith should help those whose…
Her Beauty and Her Terror
“I love a sunburnt country… I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea Her beauty and her terror …”1…
Here He Comes, Ready or Not
Don’t you wish that Jesus would return? That all the wretchedness and wickedness that we see around us would end,…
Here’s Good News for Everyone!
[Jesus said] “God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, sent me…
Hindsight: Faith Reframing Tragedy
Oratorio. Opera. Popular. Sacred. She could — and did — sing it all. Genes, training and hard work conspired wonderfully…
Holidaygreetings.com
I don’t do much for the holidays. I string up a few lights, more for a coziness factor in the…
Home Base – a Series by Jeb Egbert
Jeb Egbert focused his ministry on youth and education for 30 years. He has spent considerable time working in camp…
Home Office Mission, Values and Objectives
Our International Home Office in Charlotte, North Carolina, operates in accordance with the following mission, values and objectives. Home Office…