“Finding Grace” Blog

Of the many places that life takes you, it is our hope that this cozy little corner of the world will be a feast for your mind and an oasis for your soul.

India Report

Posted by: Justin on June 30, 2009

From June 15 to June 27th a team of volunteers from our church ministered in Tamil Nadu, India. During the course of our visit, we were able to visit numerous churches, 4 orphanages, 3 children’s tuition centers, 3 medical clinics, and 2 sewing centers — all of which are being used mightily by God to […]

He restores my soul

Posted by: Justin on June 11, 2009

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: […]

Sproul on the curse motif

Posted by: Justin on June 4, 2009

In this classic message, R.C. Sproul points out that for Christ to be “made a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13) meant for him to experience the opposite of the Aaronic blessing given in Numbers 6:24-26:
“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: the LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: the […]

“Up” movie echoes creation

Posted by: Justin on May 30, 2009

I’ve always been a big Pixar fan, but I was especially touched by this quote from Pete Docter, writer and director of the new Pixar movie Up, who is also a Christian:
“There’s something of the divine in the way we respond to stories and how we’re created as people—that we’re so driven by relationship that […]

The God-centered home

Posted by: Lasserre on May 29, 2009

This quote from The Heart of Anger by Lou Priolo is a good reminder of what the God-Centered home should look like:
“The concept of a God centered home is derived from the biblical principle that the purpose of every Christian is to glorify God (1 Corinthians 6:20 and 10:31).
In contrast to a child-centered home, where […]

The Question of God

Posted by: Justin on May 21, 2009

“For more than twenty-five years, Armand Nicholi has taught a course at Harvard that compares the philosophical arguments of [Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis]. In The Question of God, Dr. Nicholi presents the writings and letters of Lewis and Freud, allowing them to ’speak’ for themselves on the subject of belief and disbelief. Both men […]

Dilbert on unanchored morality

Posted by: Justin on May 15, 2009

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It is unsettling, isn’t it, to see how the unmoored morality of Western culture is imploding on itself all around us?
Yet, the very changableness and greediness of humanity should draw us to the perfections that are only found in Jesus Christ, revealed perfectly in his Word:
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere […]