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Law and Grace | Panel Discussion | 2017 Shepherds' Conference

Law and Grace: A Grace Church Elder Panel on Navigating Legal Matters by Hohn Cho & Carlos Chung & George Crawford What are churches to do in light of an increasingly litigious society, homosexuality threats of legal action, employment disputes, and the ever-present question of child safety? Audio: MP3

Is Sunday School Destroying Our Kids?

Our Sundays Schools, by-and-large, are loosing their sense of the gospel message, notes Samuel Williamson at "Beliefs of the Heart."  Sam writes, The message of the gospel—the entire storyline of scripture—is God’s loving pursuit of people who run from him as fast as they can and who live lives unworthy of his love. That’s why it’s called grace. But our Sunday school lessons teach us to be good little boys and girls, and God will love us and use us. It’s the total opposite of the gospel. It’s a counterfeit of the worse kind. We teach kids to follow the examples of the the "heroes of the faith," yet Scripture presents flawed role models in need of grace.  Rethinking Biblical Storytelling The solution is to start anew, teaching kids the stories of Scripture with the reason they're included in the Bible.  Why did the Holy Spirit record these things for us? 1. So we could see more of Christ And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to belie...

Sorting Out the Children’s Bible Market

You want a good starter Bible for your young reader, but the shelves at the Christian bookstore boast a plethora of choices.  How can you sort out the Christ-exalting from the campy?   The Redeemed Reader helps us out: Choosing Your Child’s First REAL Bible: Some Considerations Sorting Out the Children’s Bible Market