Author Archives: A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

Hearing the Message of Numbers

I watched a little bit of a show once called Major League Fishing. It followed a professional fishing circuit of the same name and this particular show featured a tournament at Lake Fork Reservoir in Texas. In the few minutes I watched, they caught one big fish after another! No one went more than a fewContinue reading “Hearing the Message of Numbers”

Numbers and Organized Religion

It wouldn’t have occurred to a Jewish person to think there was anything other than organized religion! And for the enlightened follower of Yahweh, that such a structure was oppressive wouldn’t even have moved the needle for them (I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’Continue reading “Numbers and Organized Religion”

The Value of the Book of Numbers

I remember teaching a Wednesday night class years ago. It wasn’t very big—15, many 20 people—mostly 30-somethings in age. I don’t remember what the class was about, but we got off on a tangent about how the church of the previous generation didn’t know grace like we did. The discussion went on for a little whileContinue reading “The Value of the Book of Numbers”

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

I heard the following story on Moth Radio on Fathers’ Day weekend some years ago. It is about a husband and wife who have just experienced the birth of their first child—a girl. The father is sent from the hospital to a grocery store across the street to get a few items. He’s on oneContinue reading “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us”

The Power of the Table

Gregg Popovich was the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs from 1996 to 2025. To say that he was successful would be an understatement. Consider the following: What makes his success so remarkable is that San Antonio is a small market team. They can’t compete with teams from Los Angeles, New York, and otherContinue reading “The Power of the Table”

Touching Home

I’ve been asked to speak in our church’s summer series. The topic I have is, What more is there to life? The theme of the series is, Questions That Shape Belief, and some of the other topics/questions are, Who is Jesus and Why did He die? and Why and How do I pray?  As you can see, my question is notContinue reading “Touching Home”

The Difference Between Silver and Gold

I heard a story on NPR about a man who was as a sergeant in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and served on the honor guard at military funerals. His duty was to sound Taps. It’s phrased that way because he didn’t actually play the song (he didn’t know how to play the bugle). Instead,Continue reading “The Difference Between Silver and Gold”

Thinking about Community (1)

The early chapters of Genesis have much to say about community. The inspired record has scarcely started when we read that “it is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). While this statement points primarily towards the marriage relationship, it also expresses the larger truth that God made us for relationships. We are social beings. ThoughContinue reading “Thinking about Community (1)”

What Will They Remember About Us?

Before his death in 2006, Paul Eells was the “voice of the Razorbacks” for almost thirty years, Sports Director at KATV in Little Rock for the same period of time, and Arkansas Sportscaster of the Year thirteen times. The Wikipedia page on him probably sums it up best when it says he was an iconic figure inContinue reading “What Will They Remember About Us?”