Thoughts on grace, faith & the God-led life.
Biblical encouragement and thoughtful reflections for seeing your life, your circumstances, and your journey in the light of God’s grace.
His Final Words.
As He faced the cross, Jesus spent His final words not on Himself but on His disciples. At the heart of that farewell is both a command and a gift: an untroubled heart.
In the first of a five-part series on John 14–17, Alan explores the anxiety of Jesus’ first followers and of our own anxious generation, and the inheritance of peace Jesus left for both.
Read the articleThe Untroubled Heart
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” A five-part journey into the peace Jesus offered in His final words.
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His Final Words
Jesus’ bequest to anxious disciples, then and now.
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What Is the “Heart”?
The biblical heart is the command center of our whole life.
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What Is a Troubled Heart?
Fear, anxiety, trauma, and the promise “I will be with you.”
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My Peace I Give You
Not a technique for peace, but a share in His own.
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From the Heart of Christ
What we can do, and why it isn’t trying harder.
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