Kindness that leads us

What Is the True Meaning of Repentance?

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...

Reading Early Church Fathers

Reading Early Church Fathers

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...

Life and Death

Life After Death: When a Shock to the Heart Revives the Soul

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...

Child of God

Who Is a Child of God?

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,...

Grace Precedes Repentance

God’s Grace Always Precedes Repentance! | Thesis #18

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...

Jesus and the Church

Jesus and The Church

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...

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