Free Grace Conversations

Gus has a new plan to get all of the pecans. Sally and Grog get in the way. Gus, Sally and Grog learn an important lesson about mercy. Ephesians 2:4-5But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, made us alive with Christ even though we were […]

Should we fear AI? There’s a difference between Self-initiated sentience and stimuli-response protocol.  You and I are self-initiated sentience. We were designed by God to have our own will, desires and self-initiating activities. that is very different from so-called AI all AI systems or essentially stimuli response protocols means that they require input from an […]

Evan, Sally and Fearona learn more about fear and God's love. Gus tries to teach Mr. Ted the memory verse. Memory Verse: Romans 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life…nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our […]

In January, we adopted a calico kitten that we named Beans. She was intelligent and affectionate. I called her my “theology kitty” because she’d sleep in my lap or among the piles of books in my library as I studied and wrote. She was a delightful addition to the household. Then last week, while the […]

This was a response I wrote to a friend who claimed that salvation required confessing with one's mouth. Here's what I had to say about it. Here is a list of examples from Scripture of people who got saved without a single word.  

Sally is having fun scaring her friends at the park until she gets a scare of her own. Fearona, Sally, and Evan learn an important lesson about fear. | Pirates sing about fear. | Beulah and Juney teach us some moves to help us remember the verse for this week. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, […]

Lucas explores more cutting edge tools from the world of A.I. which can compose and perform music. In this episode of More To The Story, Lucas will give a brief overview of the method, and reveal the song in a fantastic dance party with his kids.  Links: Download The Free Song Logic Pro X Synth […]

No one likes to hear bad news—at least not about themselves. We filter it out whenever we can and prefer to accentuate the positive. But when Jesus delivers the bad news, you should listen. In John’s Gospel, Jesus told people that the way to be saved was simply by believing in Him (John 3:17-18). Do […]

If you’re exploring Christianity and don’t know where to begin, I recommend starting with John’s Gospel. It tells you what Jesus did for you through His death and resurrection and reveals His divine identity.  And crucially, it presents what some call the promise of life. Simply put, Jesus told people that if they believed in […]

Not everyone’s brains are wired the same. We consider some behaviors “normal” and other behaviors “atypical.” I’m thinking about things such as paying attention, reasoning, problem-solving, emotional control, comprehending texts, interpreting social cues, and sensitivity to sound and touch. Over the decades, we’ve learned more about the natural range of human behaviors and neurology. In […]