It has taken 67 years to build the world of Grant Edwards. I have a house, a theology, a family, a degree of comfort, ambitions, ideas, a political stance, and Bible doctrine. I believe that I am right in these things. I’ve learned that it is dangerous to quickly dismiss opposing thoughts. Even though I […]
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Sowers … A week ago someone texted me and said, “Remember what you said to me a few years ago, I have never forgotten this statement and it has helped me.” I didn’t remember what I had said but I was glad that it helped. I have to admit this happens a lot. It is
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I’m asked this question often. Most conversations initiated with me in the last few years focus on this question. There are different forms of the question– Should I marry this person? Should I take this job? Should I divorce my wife? Should I go on vacation? Should I start this business? ‘Is it God?’ is
I love ambition. My entire life, I have been ambitious. I want to accomplish something. If I’m not working toward a big goal, I get frustrated. I would not enjoy working with someone who doesn’t have ambition. Blind ambition and selfish ambition, I want to avoid. But a desire for success that serves God’s Kingdom
Today, I’m thinking about heroes. I have several in my life: of course my parents, and I would include John Wilson, a pastor in Springfield that enabled my entry into the ministry. I could list several others but I will stop with Lewis Foster, my seminary professor. He kept me from quitting my master’s level
Hope … Ed Sheeran was the number one concert draw in the world in 2019. In fact he was the number one concert draw ever last year. King David is the greatest songwriter ever– move over Beatles and Elvis. His songs have been re-written, re-sung and his songwriting has brought hope and comfort for three
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God does the impossible. In creation something came from nothing — there was nothing and in a nanosecond the universe and even time existed. Something can’t come from nothing. Science says it’s impossible. Moses and the entire nation of Israel were in difficulty. Behind Israel was Pharaoh and the mightiest army in the world and
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Grace and Mercy … To follow Jesus, to have a life of abundance, to have peace, and to love. The most essential verse in the Bible is 1 Corinthians 13:13… Abide in faith, hope, love and the greatest of these is love. The Bible says that God is love. It doesn’t say that God is
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Saints… The Apostle Paul stayed at a house in Rome for two years. He was not allowed to go outside. Sounds like today in America. Paul’s was not a self-imposed quarantine but a Caesar-imposed quarantine. He was in prison awaiting trial. In ancient Rome, prisoners could choose to be imprisoned in a dungeon (not good!)
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Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God.” Another version says, “Cease striving and know that I am God.” I would translate the verse as, “Be quiet. Stop the busyness. Listen to God!” We assume wrongly that God always speaks through lightning bolts, burning bushes, or tongues of fire. When I hear