August 23, 2009
My Grace Journey
 by Brian Giese I was born during World War II. Like many in my generation, I grew up in the church when guilt trips from the pulpit were still both frequent and quite effective. Most Christians hoped they would be “good enough” to make it into Heaven. If someone said, “I”m saved,” we knew he was not one of us. I attended Bible college and seminary and had worked seven years in the paid ministry before I began to understand the meaning of grace. My awakening started when a Christian lady said to me one day, “Brian, you really
