The message of God’s grace, or one-way love, has captivated me for as long as I can remember. It saved my life during my early twenties, restored my marriage in my middle twenties, then created in me a father loved by my children. Grace remade my ministry and made possible my contact with sufferers as well as with prodigals. The message of grace has also proven to be provocative, especially in relation to other Christians. Sometimes I have been accused of being “long on grace but short on
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