Confession

This week in our community group we talked about biblical confession.  We started out by asking people the associations they had with confession and found many of us have very negative feelings wrapped up in the word.  We think of confession either as failure, a ritual we do when we do something really bad, or…

Cheap Grace vs. Costly Grace

Right now I’m reading, “The Cost of Discipleship” by Deitrich Bonhoeffer.  This book is already a favorite, and I’m only in about 4 chapters.  It’s not a favorite because it sits well, it’s a favorite because it is utterly offensive, truthful, and bold.  It’s a favorite because it has called me out of complacency. The…