Dear Ladies, I love our women staff! Before you jump to wrong conclusions, let me explain. The women staff at Grace Life International each have such intimate, authentic, growing relationships with Jesus, that it inspires me. However, that wasn’t always true for any of them. Before they understood these truths, they were each stunted
Can We Understand Salvation Apart from Union with Christ?
Every one of these blessings we have received from our Heavenly Father in our salvation is directly related to our union with Christ. Forgiveness, identity, righteousness, grace and mercy; God’s life in us, freedom from the power of sin, freedom from the law, victory and eternal life; power to live like who we are in
Women Are Awesome In Christ!
Dear Ladies, I love our women staff! Before you jump to wrong conclusions, let me explain. The women staff at Grace Life International each have such intimate, authentic, growing relationships with Jesus, that it inspires me. However, that wasn’t always true for any of them. Before they understood these truths, they were each stunted
Why Are There So Few Who Teach the Grace Message?
95% of Christians do not know the Grace Message! If you are one of those who do, you already know two realities. First, many of your Christian friends have never heard of the Grace Message and may even think you are wrong to believe it. Second, there aren’t many who are teaching the Grace Message,
How to Get Close to God
Have you ever heard someone pray to get closer to God? Sometimes we hear people say in our discipleship counseling session that they believe getting closer to God will help them overcome their depression, marriage, sin habits, etc. In all these instances, we understand what they are really saying is, they want a more intimate,
What To Do When Life Is Overwhelming
A few years ago, I was scheduled to speak for an entire weekend at a large church. The night before I was to fly out, I realized at 1:00 am, I had nothing left in my physical, mental and emotional tank. Sadly, I had to call and cancel early the next morning. The reality was
Jesus in the Quandary
This blog comes to you from Renée H. Berry’s book, Invite Him In. Renée is on staff at GLI. Seemingly, I have fallen into the same trap that A.B Simpson, founder of Christian and Missionary Alliance, did over one hundred years ago! He was seeking healing: go here, pray with this person, take this remedy. There is
Dealing with Feeling Entitled
Dealing with Feeling Entitled Have you ever been around someone who always thought you should do more for them no matter how much you did? This is called “entitlement”. This person genuinely thinks: “I deserve better;” “I deserve more;” “I deserve to have fun;” “People should take care of me;” “I deserve it
Free to Enjoy Intimacy with God (and your spouse)
Having been married now for 32 years, I am enjoying some of the best intimacy ever with my wife. In the movie, “Avatar”, the people from that planet had a phrase which wonderfully describes what intimacy means. That phrase translated into English is “I see you”. It means “When I look at you I see
