Dear Friends, I had to skip last week’s message due to computer problems. My focus on grace arises in no small part from my imperfections magnified by a strong will. I have no doubt that I am a sinner in need of grace and I have a lifetime of sins and failures to prove the
A Word of Grace – May 28, 2018
Dear Friends, I was invited to give the commencement address for the 2018 graduation of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. It was an honor for me to do so on Sunday, May 27 to the graduating dentists, hygienists, and dental specialists. I have a close relationship to the School. For nearly four decades,
A Word of Grace – May 21, 2018
Dear Friends, It’s night out on the water. Far out at sea, the wind and the waves batter our boat. We have stopped making headway. We wallow in the troughs and are taking on water from the breaking swells. Jesus sent us out here. He said to cross to the other side. We are following
A Word of Grace – May 14, 2018
Dear Friends, This week’s message is part three of my three-part retelling of one of the most beautiful stories of grace in all of Scripture–David and Mephibosheth. This week’s story comes from 2 Samuel 11-19 and Psalm 51. Grace shines against the darkness of our sin-marred souls. David was a man after God’s own heart,
A Word of Grace – May 7, 2018
Dear Friends, This is part-two of my three-part retelling of one of the most beautiful stories of grace in all of Scripture – the story of David and Mephibosheth. This week’s story comes from 2 Samuel 11-19 and Psalm 51. There is much to be learned from this story of fear, loss, brokenness, betrayal, grace