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Dear Faithful Friends of Where Grace Abounds, I hope that this year has shown you God’s grace and mercy. I take comfort knowing that He is always with us, and His mercies are ever new! As 2024 comes to a close, I want to share with you about some of the amazing work...

“If only  I had known I was going to break my ankle on Saturday, I would have gotten a haircut on Friday. “ [Historical Note:  On October 11th, coming down a flight of stairs,  I mistook the second to the last step as the actual last step, tripped  and fell.  The...

Back in December of 2017, Roger wrote a blog called “Please Pass the Mashed Potatoes, and by the way…I’m Gay”.  In it, he puts his finger on a phenomenon that many people “come out” to family members during the holiday season. Why is that? Perhaps, since it’s the only...

Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old.  Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.  Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV Our theme for topics in October at our...

Here is some feedback from a recent presentation we gave: “Your stories and vulnerability were so appreciated. Thank you for joining us.” “It was such a gift to get to share space & hear part of your stories. Thank you for your generosity, warmth & loving...

"Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”  Jeremiah 29:12,13 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 "Do you not know that in a race all...

Anyone who has witnessed sheep in their natural state, or heard a particularly vivid description of their behavior, will squirm a bit as they read in Matthew 9:36, “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep...

“Human history is the long, terrible, story of humankind trying to find something other than God to make us happy.” – C.S. Lewis. Years ago, a friend of mine was working for a college ministry. He was mentoring a guy who was not a Jesus follower, but this man enjoyed...

The Staff and Leadership of Where Grace Abounds are pleased to introduce you to the Uphold Series. For the past year and a half, we’ve been working to create a resource specifically to support parents and family members who have a loved one who identifies as part of...

“17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to Himself in...