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Tag Archives: transforming grace
Transforming Grace Top 10 posts for 2013
Each July for the past five years I have posted a top 10 list of what people had been reading on Transforming Grace. I missed it this July, being busy, tired and distracted by other things. So to end the … Continue reading
Posted in Other matters
Tagged Christian leadership, divorce, Ebenezer Erskine, Jim Packer, Pure Heart, remarriage, transforming grace
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Transforming Grace is 6 years old today
Where does the time go? WordPress has just messaged me to say “Happy Anniversary”. Six years ago today I published my first post, extracts from Thomas Watson’s five marks of a spurious mourning for sin. 782 posts and over a … Continue reading
The new masthead photo for Transforming Grace. A birds eye view of Holy Trinity West Bromwich.
My new header photo was inspired by the headers over at The Vicar’s Wife and at The Urban Pastor whose photos are of the place in which they serve the Lord, West Bromwich and Balham respectively. I like being reminded … Continue reading
Transforming Grace Top 10 (2011-12)
I’ve been blogging for over four years now, though I’ve been off blogging for the last couple of months. I’ve stopped because I’ve got lots on my plate, with little time to think theological thoughts, which is probably not a … Continue reading
Posted in Means of Grace
Tagged C.J. Mahaney, Christian personality, faith and works, Holy Trinity West Bromwich, Homogenous church, John Frame, Neil Robbie, Olaudah Equiano, parachute, personality types, Pure Heart, remarriage, Thomas Watson, Tim Sisemore, Top 10, transforming grace
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The changing face of Transforming Grace
I changed the header photo on Transforming Grace twice this week. It thought it might be fun to remind anyone who’s been reading this blog for the past few years of the various photos I’ve used to make a first … Continue reading
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Tagged Brittany, flowers, God, holiday, Holy Spirit, La Trinité sur Mer, Normandy, optical illusion, sailing, Sandwell Valley, shells, Swan Pond, transforming grace, vaction, Word of God
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When free porn is truly free
When I took a glance at the search engine terms which directed people to my blog yesterday I wondered what the people who typed “free lap dancing porn”, “west porno free” and “open season porn” thought of what they found. … Continue reading
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