(The following is the September 21 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Thessalonians 1 and pay close attention to verses 5-12.) Jesus’ first coming was about salvation; his second coming will be one of judgment. Our attitude toward judgment may depend upon who is being judged. …
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Our Backwards Relationship with Justice, Mercy and Grace
I wish I could recall who I first heard the following definitions from years ago, but I can't. Nevertheless, the following definitions of justice, mercy and grace have stuck with me for a long while. Here they are: Justice is getting what you deserve. Mercy is not getting what you deserve. Grace is getting more than you …
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Leap Year Lesson #292: Kindness and Mercy Make a Healing Salve
I've been a little more stressed than normal for a few days. Some of it is work related and some is personal. Some is due to the crazy list of things I'm supposed to get done this week that doesn't give me a minute to pause, even throughout the weekend ahead. The tiring pace of …
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Leap Year Lesson #140: Live the Difference Between Justice, Mercy and Grace
The following is a reflection that comes strictly from my Christian convictions, so if that isn't your thing, feel free to click somewhere else... We hear a lot about justice these days. Sometimes the context is clearly judicial in the sense of someone seeking or receiving justice for some illegal act. At other times, "justice" …
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