One of the definitions of vanity is “the process of being worthless or futile.” When one looks at wheat, the grain is deemed useful while the husk is discarded as vain. When one smokes a cigarette, to some the tobacco is deemed useful, but to all the cigarette butt is discarded as vain. When Solomon … More Another Wasted Week?
Paul was a son of Abraham who understood that God showed a measure of grace to Ishmael but much more grace to Esau. In addition, Paul was a child of Jacob. From the sacred tradition, he realized the grace shown to Esau was much less than that shown to Jacob. And as an Israelite, Paul knew what it meant … More No Fatalism Here
Consider the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ and his disciples: Mark 5:1–15 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. He lived among … More Winsome, Beautiful, Gracious … Rejected and Despised
Unfathomable Grace 