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As we reflect on Ephesians 2:8-9, we are reminded that “by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” This profound truth speaks...
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As we reflect on the profound truth found in Ephesians 2:8-9, let’s take a moment to consider how the gift of grace—unmerited and lavish—calls us to extend mercy in our own lives. Picture a moment when you’ve felt truly seen...
In 1987, Margaret Hollis of Birmingham, England, cleared out her back bedroom and placed a single twin mattress on the floor. She told her pastor...
Imagine a darkened room, the kind where the air hangs thick with the scent of stale coffee and the hum of fluorescent lights buzzes just overhead. A group of friends, tired yet content, gather around a flickering screen, their eyes...
In 1987, Harold Matheson drove thirty bare-root walnut saplings into the red clay of his property outside Willamette, Oregon. His own children thought he'd lost...
In our fast-paced modern world, the concept of safety often feels like a double-edged sword, cutting both ways amid our longing for security. Just a few weeks ago, I sat down with a dear friend, a skilled nurse working in...
In 1733, a devout woman in Wapping, London, held her infant son John Newton and dedicated him to the Lord's service. She taught him scripture,...
In the parish church of Olney, Buckinghamshire, on New Year's Day 1773, curate John Newton introduced a new hymn to his congregation. The words carried...
Imagine standing at the edge of a vast chasm, a dark void that represents the guilt we all carry. It's a chasm filled with the weight of our mistakes, regrets, and the burdens of unmet expectations—both our own and those...
In Victor Hugo’s *Les Misérables*, we find Jean Valjean, a man forged in the fires of relentless adversity. Imagine him, weary yet resolute, standing in the shadow of the prison where he once lost his freedom. Every day, he awakens...
In 2019, Alice Plebuch of Vancouver, Washington, received DNA test results that made no sense. She was 100% Irish Catholic — or so she'd believed...
In 2018, architect Li Wei completed a stunning public library in Tianjin, China — the Binhai Library, with its soaring white shelves cascading from floor...
Ephesians 2:8-9 reminds us that “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” This passage intricately weaves together the threads of...
As we reflect on Ephesians 2:8-9, which reminds us that we are saved by grace through faith—not by our own works—let’s confront the subtle but insidious nature of sloth in our lives. Sloth isn’t merely a lack of physical activity;...
In 2003, a janitor named Emilio Sanchez worked the night shift at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. For years, he mopped floors and...
Imagine walking into a local café one morning, the scent of freshly brewed coffee wrapping around you like a warm embrace. As you sit down, you notice a young woman at a nearby table, her eyes heavy with despair. She’s...
Picture a stormy night at sea, waves crashing against the sides of a ship, lightning illuminating the dark skies. John Newton, a man whose heart had been hardened by years of participating in the slave trade, stood at the helm...
In the final years of his life, Rembrandt van Rijn had lost nearly everything. The Dutch master who once commanded the highest commissions in Amsterdam...
"Not by works"—what good news for those the system has labeled unproductive! The unemployed, the disabled, the elderly, the sick cannot earn their worth through labor. Grace declares worth before achievement. The poor hear Ephesians 2:8-9 and understand: they matter...
In 2019, Maria and Carlos Espinoza spent four months transforming a spare bedroom in their San Antonio home into a nursery. Carlos sanded and painted...
In 2019, a woman named Clara Mendes from Porto, Portugal, discovered a sealed envelope tucked inside her late grandmother's Bible. The letter, written in her...
A few months ago, I found myself in a quaint little café downtown, the kind where the aroma of freshly brewed coffee mingles with the sweet scent of pastries. I noticed an elderly gentleman seated alone at the corner table,...
Imagine you’re in a dimly lit room, the air thick with anticipation. You're surrounded by people, each one wearing a mask of comfort, their eyes glazed over in a hypnotic state of contentment. This is the world Neo finds himself...
In *The Truman Show*, we meet Truman Burbank, a man blissfully ignorant of the elaborate set that is his life. Every day, the sun rises and sets in a perfectly scripted manner, and every person around him is an actor...