Grits And Grace And God

Feel like a hamster on an exercise wheel when it comes to navigating life? Working hard but going nowhere? Have you recognized God's ownership, appreciated His gifts, and used His resources to serve others only to have your finances collapse because of someone else's decisions? If you are struggling monetarily, relationally, or spiritually, Grits & Grace & God: Manna from Heaven Served Up Southern Style offers personal and practical insights on how God can take our challenges, loses, and setbacks and bring beauty from the ashes.

What does it mean to really live? Using Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount as the blueprint, Dr. Martin Wiles answers some of the most pressing questions that Christians have about effective Christian living. In this powerful work, Dr. Wiles shares eighteen insights for learning how to pray, handle our anger, love our enemies, overcome worry, have a healthy marriage, and so much more. Included are questions for personal reflection or group discussions. Don’t Just Live . . . Really Live offers a practical approach for discerning how to live out the Bible in today’s world.

If ... fried chicken makes you think of church, you know that "y'all" is proper English, and your favorite beverage is sweet iced tea, then Grits & Grace & God might be your kind of book. If ... you can make noise with a blade of grass between your thumbs, think breakfast starts with grits and ends with biscuits, and you still put peanuts in your Coca-Cola, Grits & Grace & God might be your kind of book. If ... you secretly look forward to funerals so you can eat chocolate pie, deviled eggs and ham, secretly believe RC Cola and Moon Pies are part of the food pyramid, and wish Paula Deen had kept her mouth shut 'cause you really like her mac and cheese, Grits & Grace & God might be your kind of book. If ... you think God is calling you to evangelize the North (even though you're still not fond of Yankees), wish folks would stop moving to the South but can't blame for wanting to come, and know Jesus is real, God is great, and sometimes life can be down right tough on a body ... ... You might enjoy the practical insights and spiritual lessons found in Grits & Grace & God: Manna from Heaven Served Up Southern Style. In Grits & Grace & God, Martin Wiles offers spiritual truths and shows how God can take our financial challenges, loses and setbacks and dish out blessings from scrapes. "Wiles devotions meet you where you are and take you into the presence of God" - Lori Hatcher, Editor of Reach Out, Columbia

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Christians throughout the centuries have struggled to understand the relationship between God’s law and His grace. Sadly, many have inadvertently neglected either the law and fallen into antinomianism or they have neglected grace and run amuck into legalism. God’s Grace Shining through Law will help Christians young or old to navigate through these two errors and live in joyful obedience to the Word of God. May this volume be both a warning signal and a welcome sign, challenging each of us to examine our standing before a holy God and encouraging our hearts to rest in the grace of God that is ours in the gospel. Table of Contents: Historical Perspectives on the Grace of Law 1. The Puritans on the Grace of Law – Joel Beeke 2. Augustine of Hippo on Law and Grace – William VanDoodewaard Experiential Implications of the Grace of Law 3. “Law Death – Gospel Life”: Erskine’s Vision for True Gospel Living – Gerald Bilkes 4. The Convicting Power of the Law – Stephen Myers 5. Freedom of the Law in the Heart – Clarence Simmons Practical Implications of the Grace of Law 6. The Civil Law: Outdated but Relevant – Michael Barrett 7. Christ in the Law – David Murray 8. Freely and Cheerfully, Part 1 – Michael Riccardi 9. Freely and Cheerfully, Part 2 – Michael Riccardi 10. Law and Mission: A Neglected but Foundational Biblical Pair – Daniel Timmer