grace – Intentional Faith

Grace for Scum Like Us

Reading: Luke 5:27-32 Reflection: The call of Levi offers a challenging contrast between a religious life without grace and a spiritual life full of grace. Who knows what drove Levi to become a tax collector, but it could not have been an easy choice for him. Tax collectors were considered traitors to their people, sinceContinue reading “Grace for Scum Like Us”

You Have Fouls but You Are Still Playing

Reading: 1 Timothy 3:1-9 Reflection: If we were to be legalistic about the rules for overseers of the church that are laid out here, then there would be very few men (the passage does not address women in leadership) who would qualify. The original language states that leaders should only have been married once, followingContinue reading “You Have Fouls but You Are Still Playing”