Tag Archives: Grace

“When Christianity becomes lethal”

When I opened up Susan Brooks Thislethwaite’s Washington Post opinion piece, “When Christianity Becomes Lethal,” I was skeptical, to say the least. There is a disturbing tendency among some observers—Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens are great examples—to treat so-called “fundamentalist” religions indiscriminately, as if all are equally prone to violence. That’s nothing but absurd, as …

July 27, 2011 – 10:31 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (18)

The Map or the Fuel? (Living By Grace)

Is the Christian life a life of rules? The Bible is full of commands, but it also says we’ve been freed from the law. Is that as confusing to you as it has been to me? Last November Discipleship Journal published an article I wrote to sort out those questions. I have permission now to …

June 1, 2009 – 4:06 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments (4)

Jesus: Full of Grace and Truth

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series What Kind of Man Was Jesus?

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.–John 1:14 Jesus–referred to here as “the Word”–came with glory reflecting his Father in heaven. Part of that reflection was in the grace and truth he expressed. …

May 2, 2008 – 3:59 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , , , | Comments (7)