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Look up & Lay down
What do you and I do when we’re asked to wait? If it’s for a latte, it depends on the time of day, huh? What happens though, when we ask the bigger questions: Is God actually doing anything in my life? Will He ever? What do I do while I wait? Have you asked any of...
The Best is Impossible Without God
Just before I was a Christian, I was reading the works of Jewish Holocaust survivor, Viktor Frankl. In A Man’s Search for Meaning[i], his story and what he learned from it, caught my mind and heart, and sent me in search of something beyond myself, something big...
Ministry Updates
Hello friends! We hope you are doing well, and I wanted to update you about, happening at WGA. Video Series/Online Curriculum Watch out for more info on this one. We have been preparing to film an online course for parents who are learning about their child's LGBTQ+...
Engaging the LGBTQ Community and Praying Over Pride Month
Pride Month. It’s always been interesting to me that this annual LGBTQ event is named after one of the “seven deadly sins” and the passionate arrogance which caused Lucifer’s tumbling fall from heaven. But I do personally understand the definition of “pride” when it...
Attaching to God
One evening a couple decided to go for a walk in the starlight night. After strolling through the countryside, they came upon a grassy knoll. This knoll overlooked the coast, and as they laid back, taking in the majestic scene of stargazing, something stirred in the...
The Blessing of Partnership With the Church
The last four weeks contained unmitigated blessings for the WGA staff! Dictionaries define “unmitigated” as “undiminished .. in intensity.” “Blessing” is defined as “something promoting or contributing to …,, well-being, . .” A Church in downtown Denver was the scene...
WGA’s Thursday Night Program: The ReSOULutions Series
Back in 1992 when I began working at Where Grace Abounds, my role was “Assistant Program Director”. I was glad and anxious to learn the ropes of creating our Thursday Night Support Group every week. Yet sadly, within the next month or so the current Director was on...
New Resource: “Finding Your Best Identity: A short Christian introduction to identity, sexuality and gender”
We like to keep you updated on resources we come across that are helpful. Finding Your Best Identity: A short Christian introduction to identity, sexuality and gender is a recently released book that explores a Christian perspective on sexuality and gender. From...
April Fools…So What?
Can you feel it? Kurt Streeter of the NY Times notes, the “soulful, spiritual aspect of games have elevated them to something like a modern religious experience. The soulful, spiritual nature of what has become one of our greatest faiths – sports.” Whether it is Messi...
Will Your Kid Say “No” to Porn?
Do you know if your kid will say, “No!” to pornography? Afraid to have that conversation? You are not alone. Most parents know that they should talk to their children; they even plan to do so, “when the right time comes.” But then, time marches on and, suddenly it...