tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729726924063409573.post5155326205066198667..comments2012-06-27T22:28:14.674-05:00Comments on holy mischief: graceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729726924063409573.post-41306506199694089222012-06-17T18:37:15.563-05:002012-06-17T18:37:15.563-05:00The funny thing about church and Christians is tha...The funny thing about church and Christians is that none of us are "good enough", and that's the very reason why we exist. I can hardly wrap my mind around these incredible concepts lately, the ones about my depravity and the depravity of the person next to me, my helplessness, greed, self-serving desires that I act on about 95% of the time, and then, when I do "good" things, even THEN I find my motives are tinged with the stench of self-righteousness. Those thoughts about Christ and the Garden of Gethsemane, drinking the full cup of God's wrath on my behalf and to restore the things that once were... I am just, after 28 years of hearing and believing the gospel beginning to actually understand what it is all about - grace, grace, God's grace, grace that will pardon and cleanse my sin. Although I live like I believe in cheap grace way over half the time, thanksgiving abounds in my heart when He gives me a glimpse of what the church exists for, what He died for.... when I read blog posts like this or hear podcasts about grace, I am again pushed back into seeing and appreciating that grace. I rarely have the words to express the kinds of questions and answers you wanted to use to engage with the person you are describing, but I hope He gave/gives you the Spirit of grace and love overflowing as you seek to speak truth in a world of darkness.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12598559862646004257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729726924063409573.post-65180715103527773502012-06-04T13:05:55.429-05:002012-06-04T13:05:55.429-05:00Meghan, JKnapp is the best! Glad you knew it at t...Meghan, JKnapp is the best! Glad you knew it at the first line! Thanks for taking the time to read. I appreciate you, too. Wish we could hang out! :)Tracy Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402672429073713078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729726924063409573.post-6437353974875582432012-06-03T23:47:38.653-05:002012-06-03T23:47:38.653-05:00I read the first line and the song came flooding b...I read the first line and the song came flooding back to my memory---LOVE JKnapp! Ever more, I love your post and your perspective. Such a beautiful reminder---that we all need all the time. I appreciate you Tracy.Keith and Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401298533779818895noreply@blogger.com