Grainger McKoy is an artist who studies and sculpts birds capturing their grace vulnerability and power One of the pieces is titled Recovery It shows the single right wing of a pintail duck stretched high in a vertical position Below a plaque describes the bird rsquo s recovery stroke as ldquo the moment of the bird rsquo s greatest weakness in flight yet also the moment when it gathers strength for the journey ahead rdquo Grainger includes this verse ldquo My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness rdquo Corinthians The apostle Paul wrote [... more]

While we decorated for a special event at church the woman in charge griped about my inexperience After she walked away another woman approached me ldquo Don rsquo t worry about her She rsquo s what we call an E G R mdash Extra Grace Required rdquo I laughed Soon I started using that label every time I had a conflict with someone Years later I sat in that same church sanctuary listening to that E G R rsquo s obituary The pastor shared how she had served God behind the scenes and given generously to others I asked God [... more]

Jacob Arminius taught that while the Spirit's regenerating grace is sufficient to convert us His grace is not able to overcome our resistance without the assent of our fallen will Today R C Sproul critiques this view of free will Get R C Sproul's Teaching Series 'Willing to Believe' on DVD with the Digital Study Guide for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org willing-to-believe Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Find out how God's grace is sufficient despite our former sins [... more]

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When author and evangelist Becky Pippert lived in Ireland she longed to share the good news of Jesus with Heather who rsquo d done her nails for two years But Heather hadn rsquo t seemed remotely interested Feeling unable to start a conversation Becky prayed before her appointment While Heather worked on her nails Becky flipped through an old magazine and paused at a picture of one of the models When Heather asked her why she was so riveted Becky told her the photograph was of a close friend who rsquo d years before been a Vogue cover model Becky [... more]

In the Netherlands a group of fashion designers offer a ldquo Golden Joinery rdquo workshop Inspired by the Japanese technique Kintsugi where broken porcelain is visibly repaired with gold participants collaborate in mending clothes in ways that highlight the mending work rather than trying to mask it Those who are invited bring ldquo a dear but broken garment and mend it with gold rdquo As they remake their clothes the repair becomes ornament a ldquo golden scar rdquo Articles of clothing are transformed in ways that highlight the places where they were torn or frayed Perhaps this is something like [... more]

Gripped by the gravity of the promises he was making to LaShonne Jonathan found himself stumbling as he repeated his wedding vows He thought How can I make these promises and not believe they rsquo re possible to keep He made it through the ceremony but the weight of his commitments remained After the reception Jonathan led his wife to the chapel where he prayed mdash for more than two hours mdash that God would help him keep his promise to love and care for LaShonne Jonathan rsquo s wedding-day fears were based on the recognition of his human frailties [... more]

And he said unto me My grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me Corinthians [... more]

And he said unto me My grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me Corinthians [... more]

In this final episode of our series Peace of Mind we focus yet again on the fact that God's grace is sufficient He is the God of mountains and valleys If you are struggling with a mental health crisis we want to encourage you to speak with someone Reach out to your local church or The Salvation Army They would love to help and even come alongside you in this season However if you need someone to speak with immediately please call - - - God bless you and Happy Resurrection Day Series Peace of Mind [... more]

Corinthians says But he said to me My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ's power may rest on me It is hard for people to admit that they might need long term care one day it means they will be weak While people have no problem accepting they are going to die and know that life insurance will be needed in this situation it is much harder to accept the idea of becoming reliant on someone else in their [... more]