By Pete Briscoe
September 1, 2020
A South American missionary woke up one morning to find a giant anaconda snake in his little house. Over 25 feet long, right there, curled up. Scared him to death...
By Pete Briscoe
August 31, 2020
Sometimes we visualize God’s struggle with Satan like a championship heavyweight boxing match: The contenders are tough and it’s gonna be a gruesome fight! Not so. The struggle is more like...
By Pete Briscoe
August 30, 2020
The king of Aram was at war with Israel. Like any decent leader, he had a group of strategists that planned the movements of his enormous army. It should have been a slam-dunk victory.
By Pete Briscoe
August 29, 2020
Grace is amazing—and I use “amazing” in its truest sense. When we contemplate grace, it should leave us shaking our heads in wonder, and raising our hands in praise. In pure undiluted form...
By Pete Briscoe
August 28, 2020
Being “saved by grace” is a clear doctrine found in tons of passages, like Ephesians 2:8-10. But some people believe that if you don’t hang onto Jesus tightly enough or if you commit certain sins...
By Pete Briscoe
August 27, 2020
If you’ve been around Christians much, you’ve probably heard us mock a very popular motto: “God helps those who help themselves.” Yeah, we make fun of it...
By Pete Briscoe
August 26, 2020
“Mephibosheth!” No, I didn’t just sneeze. That’s a name. It’s a guy in the Bible. He’s one of my favorite biblical characters partly because I love his name so much.
By Pete Briscoe
August 25, 2020
After decades of following Jesus and studying His life, I’m still amazed at the graphic contrasts that set Him apart from everything and everyone else. The contrast between law and grace...
By Pete Briscoe
August 24, 2020
God gives us a lot of pictures of grace in the Bible. Since it’s not too cool to have real pictures in our Bibles anymore, God gives them to us in words to keep our attention and...
By Pete Briscoe
August 23, 2020
Some people are grace-based. Others are not. Some churches are grace-based, others are not. Every individual and every institution can be works-based by trying to use law...