Author Archives: A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green

And how would you like that done?

Anyone who has spent any time in the Scripture knows that God’s word is so full of wonder that a lifetime of mining it will not exhaust its riches—there’s always more. Case in point: the story of Elijah and the Aramean army that is found in 2 Kings 6. I was teaching from this textContinue reading “And how would you like that done?”

The Voice in the Wilderness

Fortunately for us, God feels absolutely no compulsion to do things the way we think He should. When He wants to call the nation of Israel back to Him, he raises up a fiery, rugged prophet named John. John is not PC, doesn’t dress well and has a questionable diet. I think it’s fair toContinue reading “The Voice in the Wilderness”

Sin and the Cross (1)

How do we look at our children? If they’re in school, then we certainly have an academic perspective of them. We keep up with how they’re doing, what their assignments are, and what their proficiencies are as well as what challenges them. We develop realistic expectations and encourage them to reach certain goals. But inContinue reading “Sin and the Cross (1)”

The Virtue of Seeking

I took up disc golf several years ago—it’s relatively easy, costs nothing (after your initial investment of a few discs), gets you out in the fresh air, and provides some decent exercise while you’re having fun. That being said, it also gives you the opportunity to do something else—be a seeker. There’s no one I knowContinue reading “The Virtue of Seeking”

Dependence and Obedience

God is more interested in your dependence upon Him than your obedience to Him! This tweet showed up on my feed. Like much of what bubbles up in the twitterverse, there was no context to nuance or qualify it—just a bare bones proclamation about what our Father is truly concerned with. And it’s my perception thatContinue reading “Dependence and Obedience”

The Cosmos and Calvary

And how powerful is God?  He is powerful enough to have created our galaxy. If you were to travel across the Milky Way, you’d have to have a large cup of coffee because it would take you approximately 100 thousand lights years to make the trip (assuming you didn’t stop too much). And a galaxy that sizeContinue reading “The Cosmos and Calvary”

Centering Ourselves

For much of history, man believed earth to be the center of the universe. Then Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and others came along and told us that we weren’t.  “Fine,” we said, “If we can’t be the center of the universe, then at least we’re the center of our galaxy.” (If we can’t be the biggest kid inContinue reading “Centering Ourselves”

Giving God Fast Prayers

It’s important to note that the record of Jesus’ teaching that Matthew relates to us in 6:1-18, is given in response to Pharisaical abuses (5:20,21,27,31,33,38,43). If the “hypocrites” of 6:2,5,16 aren’t exclusively Pharisees, it certainly would include them (see 23:13,15,23,25,27,29). So we shouldn’t approach the text as an open forum on the subjects of giving, fasting, andContinue reading “Giving God Fast Prayers”

Keeping Our Eyes on God

We’ve all heard, “You can’t have a relationship without rules.” And it’s true. Friendships, marriages, and families all need the framework, support, and structure of rules. Although we don’t normally think of it this way, a wedding ceremony is the formalizing of a covenant between the bride and the groom. They exchange vows to doContinue reading “Keeping Our Eyes on God”