Grace for Pornographers & Pedophiles

Yesterday I said the grace of God is “not a get out of jail free card”. So if that’s what grace is NOT, what is it? The story that got my wheels turning to try to define the term “grace” — particularly God’s grace — from my point of view was shared in a blog …

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August 17, 2011 – 8:26 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

I’m not a Convicted Felon

I went to a Braves game with an old buddy of mine from college last night. My friend and I have both changed quite a bit over the last few years. I dare say we’ve grown up. There isn’t a meeting that goes by between the two of us when we don’t remember how reckless …

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August 16, 2011 – 9:46 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Sex Worship

A lot of folks in our community have been getting engaged lately. We’re a group of Christian missionaries who go deep in relationship on a regular basis, so these engagements don’t last long. A few months tops. This point may not be a surprise to you, but I could understand if it was: most folks …

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August 11, 2011 – 7:33 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Marriage, Theology | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Our Love isn’t New

Erin was out of town last week. She was in Washington DC helping to prepare a World Race squad to leave the country. She got back late on Friday night. I was pretty excited. I cleaned the bathroom and the floors and I ran the dishwasher. I was ready to spend all of Saturday in …

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August 10, 2011 – 8:20 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Marriage | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)