Voice of Grace

There I was, a junior in college, back from winter break, leading worship time during our campus ministry Friday night fellowship gathering.  We were singing a praise song “Lord I Lift Your Name on High”, and suddenly, out of nowhere, I heard this voice piercing through the collective harmony, “You came from heaven to earth…” – it was more like […]

Pastor Kevin DeYoung asks the following questions of believers: have you ever come to church feeling dirty for the way that you stared at a young woman at the Gap, or sat through an entire sermon thinking about how you blew up at your kids that morning, or come to the end of a worship service realizing that you were

Hello GRC! As I write this, I have one remaining item on my calendar before I step away on a modified sabbatical (my men’s Life Group tonight). Many of you have asked me whether I’m excited. Others have remarked on my “sprint to the finish line.” I can’t honestly say there’s an excitement about stepping away. There’s relief, for sure,

Greetings, my GRC family, When my son Connor was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, he lived in a world of his own—sitting and staring at lights, walking on his toes, flapping his arms, and remaining unresponsive to communication. It was a confusing and painful time for me. I knew almost nothing about autism, and my idol of

Allow me to walk you through what the experience of a Hispanic immigrant could be like today. Imagine you’ve come to New Jersey, not just looking for ways to meet your day-to-day physical needs, but also struggling to maintain a sense of dignity as you do so. Your support system is thousands of miles away. Some days, it’s easier to

When I was a teenager, the elders of our church sent a questionnaire to every high school student—and their parents—asking a simple question: “Would you be interested in attending a young people’s group for high school students that would meet twice a month in the home of one of the students?” It sounded like something worth trying. It was 1974, and I

We had the opportunity a few weeks ago to have Dr. Sam George teach at our Missions conference. We also got to hear from Aaron and Rachel and their ministry with Global Gates. We received many great insights and exhortations. Our church is providentially located in a unique place both in our own country and the world at large. We live, work and

Years ago, the social media, marketing and education company known as Hootsuite was up against a stubborn vendor during fee negotiations. Sensing the vendor was about to walk, Hootsuite management agreed to the vendor’s terms under one condition: every time the vendor broke the 100K threshold in profits, it would treat two Hootsuite executives to a nice meal at a

“I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them. You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as those skilled in every kind

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 This year’s youth retreat was themed “Winter Refuge.” The key verse was Psalm 46:1, which depicts God in three ways: our refuge, our strength, and our ever-present help. While we explored all three attributes, I resonated most with the opening lesson. Our speaker, Pastor Sam, used Mark