In 1991, I had my own "Luther Romans 1:17" moment while sitting alone in a pew on a Wednesday night listening to a British missionary explain the true meaning of justification by faith. How I had gone 23 years growing up in Baptist churches (13 of those as a believer) without having it taught to me I can't fathom. But there I sat, tears rolling down my cheeks, finally reco...

In the Washington Post (Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006) article,Did the Three Kings Bear Gift Receipts?, Kevin Hassett examines gift giving from an economist's point of view. He discovers that an economist would say that gift giving is a completely inefficient way of celebrating Christmas. They would claim that a person knows what they want better than you do, and they would point...

"The thing is," he continued, "I would have never gone to him if it weren't for you pushing me to that night. In fact, even after you told me what I should do, I knew you were right, but I did not intend on acting upon it until you told me that you were going to hold me accountable. After you said that, I knew that I needed to act before the next time I saw you and I did, ...

This is an excerpt from a sermon by Colin Smith called "Breakfast with the Devil, Supper with the Savior" which can be heard at: http://unlockingthebible.org/sermon/breakfast-with-the-devil-supper-with-the-savior/ Christ saves by grace, through faith and without works The story of the thief on the cross makes God's grace in salvation crystal clearthis man had no works ...