Most of us hear the word "repentance" and immediately think of guilt, sorrow, or some exhausting attempt to earn God’s forgiveness. In much of Western evangelical culture, "repent" has become synonymous with groveling or self-condemnation. But what if the original meaning was something far more beautiful? Something liberating? The English word "repent" comes from the Latin paenitentia, meaning "penitence" or...
To study the Early Church Fathers effectively, you'll need a systematic approach that combines historical context with spiritual understanding. Start with accessible texts like The Apostolic Fathers and St. Athanasius' "On the Incarnation," while maintaining a study journal to track insights. You'll want to avoid common pitfalls like proof-texting or neglecting cultural context. Prayer and guidance from knowledgeable clergy prove...
What would it take for your faith to be reborn—not as a system of beliefs, but as a living, breathing relationship? For one woman, it took dying. On June 25, 2020, her heart spiraled into a life-threatening rhythm known as SVT. Doctors had no choice but to shock her heart—while she was still awake. The procedure, called a cardioversion, brought...
What It Means to Be a Child of God The answer to this question has shaped entire theologies, birthed creeds, and sadly, built walls. But when we turn to the heart of the early Church—and even more, to the heart of the Gospel—we don’t find exclusion. We find belovedness. He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ,...
Today's GAN TV feature article is written by Matt Spinks The Church Still Needs Reform—Especially in Its View of Repentance In my last thesis, I touched on honoring and valuing church unity and the historic church in general. Yet, part of the reason I’m writing these 95 theses is because the church needs a lot of reform—quite a lot! One...
What if the paradigm you’ve been taught to believe your whole life was actually keeping you from experiencing the very freedom it promised? For Claryssa Medina, the journey of faith has been anything but linear. Raised in the heart of 1970s and 1980s Baptist culture, her early spiritual formation was steeped in rules, reverence, and the ever-present anticipation of an...
You Were Made for This You were designed for greatness, crafted in love, and set apart with purpose. Let that sink in for a moment. In a world that constantly demands we prove our worth—through performance, achievement, appearance, or approval—it’s easy to lose sight of who we really are. We wear masks to fit in, to be liked, to be...
What Is the Church? This week, GAN-Grace Awakening Network is going to examine "the Church". We invite you to open your heart and examine this subject with us. It may be somewhat different from what we've traditionally believed it to be. In its truest sense, the Church is not a building, denomination, or institutional system. The Church (ἐκκλησία, ekklesia) is...
What Is the True Meaning of Repentance?
God’s Grace Always Precedes Repentance! | Thesis #18
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