Author Archive: Pastor Carol Grace
A Land that is Fairer Than Day
Hebrews 11:12-16 (NRSV) 12 Therefore from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, “as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.” 13 All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and …
Glory to His Name
(NIV) Psalm 29:1 Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. 3 The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders …
Working out our salvation
NRSV) Phil 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his …
The Humility of Christ
(NRSV) Micah 6:8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good. and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (NRSV) Phil 2:1 If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the …
Going deeper with God
Psalm 42:1 As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. There comes a time in our lives when we recognize that a surface relationship with …
Seeking Holiness 