Awakening Grace

Awakening hearts to grace that transforms.

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  • Could it be… that what we’ve called obedience was really just behavior management? That what looked like holiness was more about control than a changed heart? We’ve been told to try harder. To do better. To clean ourselves up. And we did. But the shame didn’t leave.And the struggle didn’t stop. So what if the…

  • The Rest That Religion Couldn’t Give You

    Maybe You’re Not Resisting God. Maybe You’re Just Trying to Find Your Identity There’s this fear that creeps in sometimes. The fear that says,“If I was really a good Christian, I’d be reading my Bible every day. I’d be praying more. I’d be doing better.” And if you’re anything like me, that fear doesn’t motivate…

  • Self-effort vs true grace (part 2)

    Grace Is the Water, Not the Excuse In Part 1, we talked about what happens when we try to clean the mud off our spiritual windshield with our own hands. It smears. It blinds. It makes things worse. We also talked about how simply calling out sin, while necessary, isn’t enough. Pointing to the mud…

  • Self-effort vs true grace. (part 1)

    Why Trying Harder Doesn’t Work Lately, I’ve been hearing different preachers online call out sin and urge people to “man up,” live right, and take responsibility. At first, some of those messages stirred me. They made me want to do better. But if I’m honest, I didn’t feel free. I felt heavy, like the weight…