by ccvadmin | Nov 4, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 167 (November 4, 2020) The Apostle Paul, who penned thirteen of the epistles in the New Testament is arguably the most influential person, outside of Jesus Christ of course, in the history of Christianity. And yet many of his contemporaries...
by ccvadmin | Nov 3, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 166 (November 3, 2020) In his 2009 book Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom recounts conversations he had with various religious leaders, including a rabbi, Albert Lewis (affectionately known as “Reb). In one of these conversations Rabbi Lewis told...
by ccvadmin | Nov 2, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 165 (November 2, 2020) In his early fifties the great Anglican priest and poet John Donne (1572-1631) suffered what he fully expected to be a terminal illness. During his illness he wrote Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (1624). In describing...
by ccvadmin | Oct 30, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 164 (October 30, 2020) In December 1990 The Judds (Naomi and daughter Wynonna) released a gorgeous country song about the most important thing in the world: love (what else could it be?). In “Love Can Build a Bridge” they sing: “I’d gladly...
by ccvadmin | Oct 29, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 163 (October 29, 2020) One of the greatest gifts we can give one another is the gift of listening. Think about it. Who do you turn to when you really need help? Who are your closest friends? Who in your family do you confide in more than...
by ccvadmin | Oct 28, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 162 (October 28, 2020) One of the best, if not THE best, books about God’s grace is Grace in Practice (2007) by Paul Zahl. He describes grace this way: “Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. Grace is love...
