I’d like to share a recent lesson from my fifth grade Sunday School class. The lesson began with the image of a shark swimming in the ocean. The only thing we can see above the surface is the fin, representing the sins that are noticeable to ourselves or others. The sins could include lying, physically harming others, mistreating a sibling, …
Philippians 1:21 is one of my favorite verses. (Incidentally, it is also etched on my dad’s tombstone in India. Some of you heard a sliver of his story in my Grace Story and the verse reflects the way he lived his life.) This verse seems like an unachievable ideal. In fact, it is impossible to live it out in our old …
GRC’s Discipleship Focus GRC exists to glorify God and make him known as we join God in bringing life-changing transformation to individuals, families, and communities wherever we live and serve. We believe that happens through discipleship, which is the very thing Jesus tasked his church to do in the “Great Commission” when he gave us the fundamental job to …
Hey, Sunday School senior high girls: Listen up! This year I’ve been co-teaching the Senior High Girls’ Sunday School class with Sheryl Mathew. As the school year is winding down, I’ve been thinking of things I want to share with these special young women, things that relate to the question, “What is it that makes Jesus really awesome?” So, heads …