Bruce Green Articles

A Taste of Grace | In the presence of my enemies

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” Most of us are familiar with this verse from Psalm 23. It’s part of the description of what God does for us as our Shepherd. It speaks of how He brings abundance into our lives,...

A Taste of Grace | Hidden in Plain Sight

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — It’s the person looking for glasses that are perched atop their head or someone searching for keys that are still in the door. Paul tells us in Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ...

A Taste of Grace | Finishing with a flourish

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!“Who has known the mind of the Lord?Or who has been his counselor?”“Who has ever given to God,that God should repay...

A Taste of Grace | What about Israel

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Chapters 9-11 are a speed bump in the book of Romans. They make us slow down and thoughtfully consider the text. These chapters are also very important to the overall theme of the letter as they develop the righteousness of God from yet...