All In A Days Grace

  Today is Ascension Day. In the biblical text the physical Jesus is no longer present; He has ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father. He has given his disciples a command that still rings out today. “Then Jesus came to them and said,  “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.     Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,     and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28: 18-20) And surely he is with us today, asking us to obey all he has commanded and commissioned us to do. Our Easter celebration is coming to an end but the triumph and joy of living the new life in Christ is still just beginning! What does that mean? In a lesson from Acts and from the Gospel, Christ gives us some direction for living in this new age. He says to us in th...

  One of the main tenets of Christianity is to help others in need. As some would say “That’s a no brainer”. But the blanket understanding of helping others is not helpful if we don’t understand it. Did you know that there are ways we can try to “help” people that actually hurts them? There are things that we do, that we think are helpful, but are actually harmful. Let’s go to some scripture for clarification. Galatians 6:2 says “ Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. ”   Well clearly, according to this scripture, helping requires carrying others burdens so that we can fulfill the law of Christ. But just as we never want to take scripture alone and out of context, we have to keep reading. When we continue in this text, this message is expounded upon. Galatians  6:3 continues… “ If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.   4  Each one should test their own actions....