grace Archives - REFORMED MARGINS

Those Common, Hard Things

November 14, 2019November 13, 2019 Faith Chang 1 Comment family, gospels, grace, Jesus, motherhood, sadness, Suffering, Trials

Last year, I was telling a friend how tired and unmotivated I felt. I wouldn’t have minded the fatigue if

Personal Testimonies

Like Father, Like Son

October 10, 2019June 15, 2022 Larry Lin 5 Comments abraham, absence, Asian American, china, Communism, Cornelius Plantinga, creation, Cultural Revolution, faithfulness, father, generational sin, genesis, God, grace, grandfather, Hong Kong, immigration, Isaac, jacob, Jesus, marriage, sin, son, work

Two years ago, I became a father myself. The pregnancy process was marked by joy and excitement, but underlying it all were deeply embedded fears. What if I become like my dad? What if I follow in the footsteps of my dad, just like he followed in the footsteps of his dad?

Spiritual Growth

Grace Behind the Badge

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Reformed Margins 2 Comments Christ, Christianity, forgiveness, grace, law enforcement, mercy, sheriff

Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Queen reveals how an encounter with a prisoner deepened his appreciation for the grace of God in his own life.

Culture & Identity Ethics & Politics

Shame, Sh*tholes, Race and Grace

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 Joe Kim 0 Comments abbadon, Brene Brown, Cam Newton, connection, ehad, grace, Law/Grace distinction, Mike Zimmer, oneness, President, race, shame, sheol, shitholes, Trump, unity

Shame is the terrible sense that one is somehow unworthy of “ehad”. Perhaps understanding the link between shame and racism will help us to be less myopic about its instances see just how serious even micro-expressions of this stuff can be.

Theology & Scripture

Sola Gratia and Saying, “Grace”

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Faith Chang 1 Comment five solas, grace, grace alone, reformation 500, sola gratia

“Grace” is a word we keep using in Christian circles, but does it mean what we think it means?

Reading the Margins

Reading the Margins – 10.30.2015

October 30, 2015January 9, 2016 Marcos Ortega 0 Comments Biblical Theology, Ekemini Uwan, Francis Su, GOP, grace, Paige Britton, Race and the Church, Reformation, Stephen Nichols

What we saw or read this week: The “Race and the Church” conference, the place of grace in the discipline of teaching, why the Reformation still matters.

Church & Ministry

A Personal Apology for the Local Church

September 22, 2015January 10, 2016 Marcos Ortega 0 Comments church, forgiveness, grace, hurt, local church, worship

The local church gets a lot of bad press these days. Here are some reasons we should stand by her.