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The Freedom of Weakness
By Nancy Rempel Introduction In the Disney movie The Lion King, lion cub Simba, in disobedience to his father, King Mufasa, goes to the elephant graveyard with his lion cub girlfriend, Nala. Bloodthirsty hyenas ambush the cubs, intent on having them for dinner. Simba enrages the hyenas, scratching one on the cheek, and the chase…
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“A Great Awakening” Movie
A Review By Megan Stopera Introduction Our family recently had the opportunity to watch the movie “A Great Awakening” made by Sight & Sound Films. The movie was full of positive elements and was an encouragement and a pleasure to watch. These are the pros and cons of the film for those interested in seeing…
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Freedom to Be Free
By Nancy Rempel Minutes after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, on January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 collided with a flock of Canada geese. Both engines on the A320 jet shut down after the big birds were sucked into the turbofans. The 90,000 kg vehicle continued to climb for another 19 seconds, reaching an altitude…
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Murderers in the Kingdom?
A Free Grace Response to Abortion By Kathryn Wright Few verses have been used to instill fear and rob people of assurance more than Galatians 5:19–21. For a woman who’s had an abortion, hearing “murderers will not inherit the kingdom of God” can feel like a death sentence. But is that what Paul meant? Is…
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The Power is in the Promise
By Nancy Rempel Spoons tinkled in cups as my team members nestled cozily on caramel-colored teak furniture, stirring their spicy chai tea, laughing, and bantering back and forth in our living room in New Delhi, India. In the bathroom, I crouched on the floor with my arms wrapped around my knees, mind frenzied with irrational…
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What Does It Mean to Forgive?
By Annette Halsey In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, a pompous clergyman gives the following advice: “You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your presence.” Both the character receiving the advice and most of us would agree…
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References & Responses: Part 6: Biblical Motivations for Godly Living
Over the summer of 2025, Free Grace Women invited our readers to contribute responses to common questions and concerns about the Bible. In this series—References and Responses—we’ve been gathering those reflections and placing them alongside Scripture, allowing the Word of God to frame our understanding. So far, we’ve addressed several theological questions and objections related…
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Job’s Wife
By Annette Halsey “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 NKJV Near the beginning of the book of Job, Job’s wife gives the title character the above bad advice. Due to this short speech, her only words recorded in the Bible, I have heard her either ignored in…
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References & Responses: Part 5: Looking Forward to the Coming Kingdom
Over the summer, Free Grace Women invited our readers to contribute responses to common questions and concerns about the Bible. In this series—References and Responses—we’ve been gathering those reflections and placing them alongside Scripture, allowing the Word of God to frame our understanding. So far, we’ve addressed several theological questions and objections related to Free…
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Freedom from the Law
By Nancy Rempel As soon as it crossed my lips, the question sounded dumb. “But we still have to keep the Ten Commandments, don’t we?” I asked my pastor. He looked at me with a mixture of love, pity, and conviction. “No, we don’t.” What did he just say? I winced inwardly, feeling silly and…
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