Raj had trusted Jesus as Savior in his youth but soon afterward he drifted from the faith and led a life apart from God Then one day he made the decision to renew his faith in Jesus and go back to church mdash only to be scolded by a woman who berated him for being absent for all these years The scolding added to Raj rsquo s sense of shame and guilt for his years of drifting Am I beyond hope he wondered Then he recalled how Jesus had restored Simon Peter even though he had denied Him Luke ndash [... more]

Les Miserabl eacute s begins with paroled convict Jean Valjean stealing a priest rsquo s silver He rsquo s caught and he expects to be returned to the mines But the priest shocks everyone when he claims he rsquo d given the silver to Valjean After the police leave he turns to the thief ldquo You belong no longer to evil but to good rdquo Such extravagant love points to the love that flowed from the fountain from which all grace comes On the Day of Pentecost Peter told his audience that less than two months before in that very [... more]