Author: Pastor Dad

Outgrowing the Secret Service

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little 7-year old Alex staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church.  The plaque was covered with names, and small American flags were mounted on either side of it.  Now, Alex had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside him and said quietly, “Good morning, Alex.” Alex replied, “Good morning,...

The Hand of Jesus reaching down from Heaven

What’s the Big Deal About Prevenient Grace?

What is prevenient grace?  What the heck does prevenient even mean?  As they say, let’s begin at the beginning! Christianity is the only religion in the world where God makes the first move.  God loves us so much, that he reaches out to us before we even begin to think about reaching out to him.  Think about it in scripture….God reached out to Adam when he was hiding in the...