I’ve spent the last while getting stronger in my health, marriage, and faith. But maybe getting stronger was never supposed to be the finish line. Jesus didn’t stay on the mountain, and I’m realizing I’m not supposed to either.
After losing nearly everything, I found myself returning to a simple wooden cross hidden in the woods. What began as a place of desperation became a place of surrender, worship, and hope. There I discovered a timeless truth: no matter who we are or what we’ve done, the ground is level at the foot of the cross.
Jonah rejoiced when God showed him mercy, but became angry when God showed mercy to Nineveh. Could the same thing happen in our hearts? Part two explores God’s grace, self-righteousness, and the uncomfortable truth that God often transforms us before He changes our circumstances.
What if Jonah isn’t really about a fish? In Part One of this series, discover how God uses Jonah’s story and one difficult season of life to teach what grace really means. Through reflections on Anthony Carter’s Running from Mercy, Scripture, and personal testimony, learn why God’s grace begins where self-reliance ends.
Sometimes being right can make us blind to what is happening in our own heart. This post looks at pride, truth, humility, and why a clean heart matters more than winning the argument.