The Ordinary Means Of Grace

The ordinary means of grace (sometimes the means of grace) (“OMG”, “MG”) are the God ordained ordinary channels by which the Holy Spirit enables believers to receive Christ and the benefits of redemption (Note 1). They are outward signs of...

Grace And Mercy

God regenerates us not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been...

Gratitude: The Root of Both Goodness And Happiness

“The man bowed low in homage to the Lord.” Genesis 24:26 Here we have the Servant of Abraham recognizing and acknowledging the obvious movement of God in the tide of man’s affairs. (Some translations say “he bowed his head.” Whether he...

Every Knee Will Bow

At the name of Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. (Note 1) (Note 2) Truth. The new hate speech (circa 2025). The more a society drifts from Truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Speak it anyway. Note 1: Psalm 93,...

Humbly, Humbly, Our Ordinary Walking-Around Life

…. whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 NLT In the Scriptures, the great miracle of the incarnation slips into the ordinary life of a child. The great miracle of the transfiguration fades into the demon-possessed valley below. And the...

Under His Shadow

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 ESV Frances Ridley Havergal (1836 – 1879) was a well known and highly regarded English religious poet and hymnwriter. A contemporary of Charles Spurgeon, she had an...