Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. T’was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed. John Newton These now famous […]
Tag Archives: Mercy
Slow Justice Doesn’t Mean No Justice
September 8, 2012. That was the night that Brandon Bushmire’s life was forever changed. It was 11:20 pm and Brandon, a 20-year old college student had just stepped off of the curb (near our ministry center) onto a street with a posted speed limit of only 25 mph. Suddenly a speeding car knocked Brandon to […]
Love that Never Dies
Critics of the modern Christianity often complain that our modern Bibles lose something in meaning due the difficulties of language translation. In part, they are correct—although I have found that digging deeper into the original languages is common practice for most of the scholars and pastors who approach Bible interpretation with a great deal of […]
I Love the God of the Old Testament!
I love the God of the Old Testament! Honestly, I do. I suppose that some people will imagine me to be a judgmental enforcer of rules—or perhaps a really cruel-hearted guy with violent tendencies. Those prone to stereotyping might picture me carrying a protest sign alongside the members of Westboro Baptist Church—you know, that mean-spirited group […]
What Does Real Love Look Like?
Have you ever wondered what real love looks like? I’ll bet you know for sure what it doesn’t look like! When queried about the greatest commandment, Jesus was quick to reply that loving one’s neighbor as one’s self was a close second to loving God with all of one’s heart. Admittedly, this type of love […]