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Do we have a duty to serve God? Is God looking to us and our strengths and capabilities to serve Him? Is there something about us that our self-sufficient, self-sustaining God needs?… Continue

Wow... these stories have had an impact on me! On the one had they've left me hurting, feeling, aching, crying and growing in compassion - knowing that our stories represent so many people around the world who deal with legalism and the bondage of performing for God and/or others to earn or maintain acceptance. But of course I've also found my heart being filled with joy as I've read how God has set hearts free and continues to help people live in the freedom for which He set them free!

On the… Continue

"Each and every one of us has our own story to tell about the problem of Performance-based Acceptance." - Paul Anderson-Walsh

This post is part of a synchroblog today (see original details here), in which I've invited whoever wants to to write about their own issues with Performance-Based A… Continue

A stand alone sentence in Paul Anderson-Walsh's book Until Christ is Formed reads:

Each and every one of us has our own story to tell about the problem of Performance-based Acceptance.

I reckon that's true - and so I ask: What about you? What's your story? In what ways has Performance-Based Acceptance been a problem in your life? In what ways have you gained freedom?
In order to join together in sharing our stories (hopefully enco… Continue

Note: We recorded this program a couple of weeks before the recent discussion here on Grace Revolution on this subject. :)

Isn't it great to be forgiven! This week on our 15 minute program we touch on one of the very basic truths in our lives in Christ: We have already been forgi… Continue