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Wally Odum: Try Harder and Jump Higher
Like the stereotypical used car salesman of old, I used to think "Ok God, what's it going to take to close this deal today." I knew I wasn't perfect, but I was a lot better than many of the SCHLUBS around me. Wait, the law requires perfection?! Grace doesn't require...
Wally Odum: You Lose A Lot of Speed Between 80 and 86
Self-examination was fruitless before Grace and TWICE as fruitless after Grace. Whether I look at myself and am very pleased, or look at myself and become discouraged when I'm looking at myself I've lost THE PLOT. No matter what comes my way, it's all about my FOCUS....
Jana Greene: Reverence Remix (a poetry jam)
Before the Pin was Pulled, I used to limit God in the places and ways we could commune. Shoot, I'm not even sure I realized we could. There is no holy place, holy time, or holy situation that we cannot revere God. Wait . . . scratch the qualifier "holy." I'm just...
Wally Odum: Sin is No Match for Sin
Before the Pin was Pulled I thought I measured up pretty good against those around me, even in the eyes of God. WRONGO. I think I was making a bigger deal of other people's sin and a lesser deal of my own sin. YIKES. ALL my sins, great or small, left me in a desperate...
Wally Odum: Don’t Let Religion Steal Your Joy
Once the Pin was Pulled I could smell religion a mile away - it was joyless. I used to confuse religious activity with a relationship with God, I never really knew God at all until I knew Jesus. There is a simple yet overwhelming joy in the presence of Jesus - I may...
Lee Penley: Love’s Surrender
Religion told me that I must prepare myself for the long journey ahead to find God. Christ came to show me He’s been here with me all along. “They tried to take your life, but then you gave it” (Hulvey, 0:51) Whenever I sing this, it cuts through my heart like a sharp...
Jana Greene: That “Chris Robinson” Spiritual Freedom
I used to act like music was intrinsically good or evil, and fought the "evil temptations" to appreciate and be blessed by "secular" music. Once the Pin was Pulled I had a new understanding that God is Good, and that which is Good comes from God. I realize some of the...
Wally Odum: Grace and Faith Work Together
I can intensely study a perfect clock telling me perfect time, but no matter my focus, trust, and belief in the clock, it cannot give me MORE time. It is only a perfect reflection of time. The Law reflects my need for Grace. I have attended many churches and listened...
Wally Odum: Grace Means We Can’t Lose
I could be holding a Royal Straight Flush and will lose every time if the game is Crazy 8s. After the Pin was Pulled I traded in my good works scorecard for a VIP membership card. God has been at work in the past, is working in the present, and will work in my future...