Subscribe Now!

Bruce Green Articles

A Taste of Grace | Romans and Father Abraham

BY BRUCE GREEN Anyone who’s ever been to VBS knows the song, Father Abraham. But what is the song talking about? What is its meaning? That’s the subject matter of Romans 4. God’s promise to Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3), represented the beginning of the demarcation of the...
Read More

A Taste of Grace | Romans and the atonement

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — How does God make the world right while maintaining His righteousness? How does He treat a person as if they’ve never sinned when in fact, they have sinned (over and over)? How can He treat the violator of His law the same as the one who keeps...
Read More

A Taste of Grace | Romans and the wrath of God

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Romans has a lot to say about the wrath of God. In fact, the word is found there more than in any New Testament book other than Revelation. No one is surprised that wrath is discussed in Revelation — but Romans? Isn’t Romans the book about...
Read More

A Taste of Grace | Not Ashamed!

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — In Romans 1:16-17, Paul speaks of how he is not ashamed of the gospel—the good news about what God has done for us through Jesus. Shame is a comparative feeling—it’s what we feel when we don’t measure up to something. We feel a healthy shame...
Read More
A Taste of Grace | What Jesus didn’t say

A Taste of grace | Jan. 23, 2025

Jan 22, 2025

A little love OPINION — For nearly a century, Teas Nursery occupied five acres of property in the Bellaire section of Houston. The family business...

read more
A Taste of Grace | What Jesus didn’t say

Taste of Grace | Jan. 16, 2025

Jan 14, 2025

Blessing or Burden OPINION — When we think about obedience, it’s helpful to recognized that there’s the common definition of it and the biblical...

read more
A Taste of Grace | What Jesus didn’t say

A Taste of Grace | Jan. 2, 2025

Dec 31, 2024

When church is over OPINIONI suppose just about everyone can relate to the story of Jesus returning to his hometown of Nazareth (Luke 4:14ff), but...

read more
A Taste of Grace | What Jesus didn’t say

A Taste of Grace | Dec. 24, 2024

Dec 24, 2024

Good News and gratitude OPINION — Romans 1:18ff is a downer in a book of good news. It is the longest list of sin in Scripture and it ends with God...

read more
A Taste of Grace | What Jesus didn’t say

A Taste of Grace | Dec. 19, 2024

Dec 17, 2024

A Thrill of Hope OPINION — It’s one of those old Hallmark commercials — the kind that were two minutes plus and shown only during Hallmark Hall of...

read more
A Taste of Grace | What Jesus didn’t say

A Taste of Grace | Dec. 12, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Learning to listen to God Our distraction bubble consists of the totality of things that are competing for our attention. It is sights, sounds and...

read more
A Taste of Grace | What Jesus didn’t say

A Taste of Grace | Dec. 5, 2024

Dec 3, 2024

Standing Firm OPINION — Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear...

read more