Author Archives: savedbygrace1976

What’s the combination to evangelistically unlock the soul of a Muslim?  Must you have expert knowledge of Muhammad  or the Koran to expose their errors?  Must you have sophisticated arguments to persuade of the logical validity of the Trinity or … Continue reading →

“Whatever your hand finds to do, verily, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going” (Ecclesiastes 9:10).  Life is short.  What you do, do it … Continue reading →

“Mr. Chanski, we have options.” That’s what the radiologist said to me and my wife Dianne nearly 24 years ago when he saw in the ultrasound that our pre-born son had a spinal defect.  He was suggesting an abortion. In … Continue reading →

Today, I talked to a young man who will tomorrow leave home, and head off to a college campus in a distant location.  There, the parental training wheels will be removed, and he’ll be on his own for the first time … Continue reading →

This week, a dear couple in our church experienced a still-birth, after eight and a half months in the womb.  The nurse said, “I can’t find a heartbeat!”  It was devastating. Nicholas Woltersdorff, wrote after losing his son in a … Continue reading →

Imagine a reasonably solid Christian said to you after church one Sunday morning, “Look, I’d like to get more involved here and make a contribution, but I just feel like there’s nothing for me to do.  I’m not on the … Continue reading →

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.  He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.  He restores my soul; He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake” (Psalm … Continue reading →

Dr. David Murray is a professor at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and the Blog Creator of  “Head, Heart, Hand”.  He was guest speaker at our annual one-day youth conference at Harbor Church here in Holland on August 7.  We call … Continue reading →

Paul loved his kinsmen, the Jews, so much so that he could wish himself accursed that they might be saved (Romans 9:3).  And now in Acts 22:1f he finally had his opportunity to address the heart of the nation on … Continue reading →

Michigan State Quarterback Kirk Cousins, who is a hometown boy from here in Holland, MI, delivers the speech to represent the players at the 2011 Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon. “From everyone who has been given much shall much be required” … Continue reading →