Grace Upon Grace

The life God has invited us to is SO different than what we think it should be.   In our society, competition has become our focus.   We are always on edge trying to figure out how we are better than other people.   Social classes are pitted against each other by saying the rich people are better than the poor people.   In fashion, models are competing against each other in an effort to prove how much prettier and talented they are than someone else.   In the countless reality shows on tv, we see one competition after another.   It is all about how those people aren’t as good as us.   Even more so, we are always trying to find ways of how we are better than other people, even if those people are actually on our side.   In seminary, sometimes part of classroom discussion becomes less about learning theology and more about how to look smarter than other people in the room.   In sports, one teammate may be competing against another teammat...