MESSY BUT NECESSARY

Pastor Andrew Wolfenbarger

In this episode, I have the immense pleasure of bringing you part 2 of an interview with Ed Khouri about his new book Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others. Ed is an Addiction Recovery Specialist and president of Equipping Hearts, and was also my Thrive trainer for Track I training back in 2013. Today, among other insights, Ed shares the power of recognizing the difference between a face of grace and a face of performance, as well as the four R’s of Grace that guide us when we have failed to be the best of ourselves. If you have not yet picked up your copy of Becoming a Face of Grace, you can get it here on amazon. Other helpful resources include: Equipping Hearts For the Harvest Thrive Today

Accepting people is not the same as approving, condoning, or even tolerating bad behavior. Acceptance is an act of the heart in which we recognize that, despite someone’s behavior, he or she has value in God’s sight, and we honor that. But this can be a hard thing to do! The early church found that out, and James, the leader of the church in Jerusalem and its scattered offshoots, takes time to address this important issue.Scripture: James 2:1-13

In this episode, I have the immense pleasure of bringing you part 1 of an interview with Ed Khouri about his new book Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others. Ed, who is an Addiction Recovery Specialist and president of Equipping Hearts, was also my Thrive trainer for Track I back in 2013. His deep tenderness for the pain in others never ceases to move me as it is born out of his own story of knowing Jesus in suffering and loss. Here he shares his own journey towards becoming Jesus led and how he came to write this series of books currently being released. Join us next week for Part 2 as we do a deep dive into Becoming a Face of Grace. If you have not yet picked up your copy of Becoming a Face of Grace, click here to get it on amazon.