The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Five
Chapter Three: You Lack One Thing Up to this point in our book, author Richard Stearns has driven home the message that, “We need to…
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Happy Anniversary!
This Sunday, Cinco de Mayo/May 5th, is my wedding anniversary, marking eighteen years of married life with Jessica. The Proverb writer concluded his book of…
The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Four
Chapter Two: A Coward for God “Are you willing to be open to God’s will for your life?”[1] That’s the question that Richard Stearns wrestled…
Unimpressive miracles
My body took a minor beating this weekend. I was stung by a bee, developed a fierce ingrown nose hair, and tweaked my shoulder while…
The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–week 3
Chapter One: a hole in the whole From the opening lines of chapter one, Richard Stearns sprints out of the starting blocks and races toward…
The Starfish Story
In my weekend services this Sunday I intend to reference the familiar “starfish story” along with the question, “Where is God calling you to make…
Where was God at the Boston Marathon?
Where was Jesus when multiple bombs exploded along this year’s Boston Marathon route, shattering loved ones’ hearts and instilling fear into an already anxious culture?…
Bursting bubbles
Grace Church Summer Reading Program: The Hole in our Gospel—week 2 Thoughts from the Prologue I tried to get out of the Prologue and in…
The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week 1
Introduction/Prologue Welcome to our 2013 Grace Church reading program! I anticipate a wonderful, life-enriching experience as we read The Hole in our Gospel together and…
Karma versus Grace
Karma Noun: action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation. The cosmic principle according…