George Fox on Grace Before Godliness

George Fox was the organizer, if not the founder, of Quakerism, officially known as The Society of Friends. He traveled throughout Britain and the Caribbean, taking his message to whomever […]

July 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Calvinism, Faith, Grace, work
Three False Calvinist Assumptions

I was explaining Free Grace theology to a Calvinist when he said that I really believed in salvation by works! That’s not something I’ve ever been accused of before, so […]

February 26, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, family, Grace, parenting
Grace at Walmart

When grocery shopping, my wife and I would often cave to the kids’ demands that we buy them cheap little toys and goodies. “Can I have a dollar?” “Can you […]

February 4, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Episcopal, Episcopalian, Grace
Does Faith Create a Relationship_

Readers of this blog are well aware of the danger of Lordship Salvation or works salvation, which denies that you can be eternally saved by faith alone in Christ alone […]

January 6, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, parenthood, young children, Zahl
Grace for Couples with Young Children

How do you live the Christian life? Or, to take a specific example, how does a married couple with young children live out grace in their new family? We all […]

June 21, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bildad, Eliphaz, Grace, Job, law, Zophar
Can legalistic thinking explain suffering_

Kūmāré is a 2011 documentary about a New Jersey man who pretends to be a guru from India—complete with accent—to see if he can get a following. The documentary is […]

April 16, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, Sanctification
Grace vs Permissiveness

I was recently chatting with an Episcopal priest about grace. He was very nice, and it was a pleasure talking to him. I asked how the message of grace was […]

April 3, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, ministry, vocation
No one is unreachable

We all have a ministry from God. In fact, you’re in full-time ministry right now. So…how are you doing? What are you doing? Who are you reaching? One of the […]

March 20, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - breakfast, Grace, John, Resurrection
Grace is breakfast on a beach

God’s grace shows up in little moments that are often practically unnoticeable. For example, read John 21. Jesus had died, risen again, appeared to the disciples, and gave them a […]

March 11, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - 1 Samuel, David, Grace
Dining at the King’s table

What is grace? Here’s an illustration from the Old Testament, from 2 Samuel 9. Jonathan, son of Saul, was King David’s best friend. After Jonathan died, David wanted to show […]

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