God meets us halfway? I grew up being told that God will always be there to meet you halfway. This was a corollary to the expression, “God helps those that help themselves.” For a long time, this was how I understood the tension between works and grace. It wasn’t that God didn’t have grace and
James M Stevens has a great Christmas story to tell that reminds us that heart trumps talent. Merry Christmas.
As a rule, I generally don’t discuss baptism. The main reason is that such discussion sways no one. Baptism ties into salvation, and no Christian wants to discuss why they may not be saved. Ultimately, it usually comes down to the question, “Do you think I’m going to Hell because I wasn’t baptized like you?”