01/17/2025
Why do we sanitize the Bible’s stories?
The nursery walls paint Noah’s ark as a pastel zoo. We tell children to “be brave like David” or “be bold like Peter.” But what happens when we grow up and discover that Noah’s story was a flood of judgment? Or that David was an adulterer and murderer? Or that Peter crumbled in fear and denial?
These aren’t stories of spiritual superheroes. They’re stories of broken people, messy lives, and God’s scandalous grace.
That’s what Pastor Rance’s new book, Dangerous Grace: When God Shows Up in All the Wrong People, is all about. It explores the raw, untidy, and deeply human stories of Scripture. It’s about how God doesn’t show up in our perfection—He shows up in our failure, our fear, and our deepest need.
If you’ve ever wondered how God could use someone like you, this book will remind you: You’re exactly who He calls.
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Let’s discover together how grace works in all the “wrong” people.
They're not the stories we tell in Sunday School. A pr******te who becomes an ancestor of Jesus. A wise king who dies a fool. A coward who betrays Jesus by a charcoal fire, then finds restoration beside another charcoal fire. A murderous Pharisee who becomes Christianity's greatest missionary. ...