Tag: good works

  • The Other Side of Achievement

    The Other Side of Achievement

    When talking about grace, we often give negative connotations to words like effort, performance, and accomplishment. They become four letter, anti-grace cuss words. And if one is gaining their approval from God and others based on what they do, than a negative perception is the correct one. We cannot earn or be worthy of God…

  • Which Path Am I On?

    Which Path Am I On?

    We’ve been considering the difference between pleasing God and trusting Him. The motivation has come through  [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link]. I am so impressed with the content of this book and think it hits a nerve among believers as we walk out the…

  • The Cure is Trusting God

    The Cure is Trusting God

    In Part One of this series, I began a review of [amazon_link id=”B006G3NFR0″ target=”_blank” ]The Cure: What If God Isn’t Who You Think He Is And Neither Are You[/amazon_link] by Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and John S. Lynch. We followed the pilgrim down the road of “pleasing God to the Room of Good Intentions“. Finding both frustration…