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  1. Echoes of Grace Avatar
    Echoes of Grace

    Hi Stewart,

    I’d rather not share my name right now. It’s a little complicated, although I’ve come to realise that much of my spiritual walk has been anything but straightforward. Thankfully, God has never been deterred by complexity!

    My name has biblical origins, and given that we’ve never actually met, I hope you’ll forgive me for keeping a little mystery around it for now. I promise there’s nothing insidious behind my anonymity, despite any impression to the contrary! 😂

    I don’t want to make this too much about myself. I’m genuinely glad that we’re engaged in Kingdom work, and I have a particular interest in etymology, especially the origins, meanings and significance of words. I find that sometimes a word can convey far more than its immediate meaning suggests.

    I’m also conscious of having something of an ego, which I’m trying to keep in check. I’ve learned that there’s a difference between being called to serve a purpose and wanting to become the centre of it. The former is where I’d much rather my attention remain.

    I’m sure my questions have already given away my tendency to overthink and occasionally investigate things rather more thoroughly than necessary! But perhaps curiosity, when grounded in faith and humility, isn’t such a bad thing after all.

    So, I’ll leave it to you and Deb to decide what you’d prefer to call me. I did have one suggestion, though — perhaps simply the title:

    Echoes of Grace – The Questioning Disciple.

    A soul whose questions and reflections echo God’s grace.

    I thought it might be fitting to give the title a little meaning of its own:

    ECHOES OF GRACE

    * E – Eager to learn
    * C – Curious about God’s Word
    * H – Hungry for wisdom
    * O – Open to understanding
    * E – Exploring His truth
    * S – Seeking spiritual growth
    * O – Open-hearted
    * F – Faith-filled
    * G – Growing in grace
    * R – Reaching for revelation
    * A – Asking with purpose
    * C – Committed to Christ
    * E – Embracing enlightenment

    Perhaps it’s a reminder that asking questions needn’t be about challenging everything, but about seeking to understand more deeply, testing what we hear against Scripture, and ultimately growing closer to God.

    I hope that makes a little more sense, even if I’ve managed to preserve a small element of mystery. After all, perhaps some things are better understood through the journey than explained in a single conversation!

    Blessings.

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    1. Stewart Bloor Avatar
      Stewart Bloor

      That’s fantastic. Welcome on board, Echoes of Grace!

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    Anonymous

    I’ve been thinking about something in relation to faith and the nature of love. Do you think it’s possible to truly love another person without first knowing, deep within yourself, that you are completely and unconditionally loved by God? I wonder whether, until we come to understand that our worth is already established in His eyes, we inevitably look to other people to validate us, and our love can become mixed with insecurity, fear and the need for approval. But when you genuinely come to understand that you are loved by God, regardless of your shortcomings or what you can offer, something shifts. There’s a real freedom in that. You no longer need another person to complete you or constantly reassure you of your worth. Instead, you’re able to love without fear of losing yourself or needing something in return. Do you think experiencing God’s unconditional love is what ultimately allows us to love others more freely and selflessly? And how does someone move beyond simply knowing, intellectually, that God loves them, to truly feeling secure enough in that truth that it transforms the way they live and love?

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    1. Stewart Bloor Avatar
      Stewart Bloor

      As always, excellent. Your contributions are a part of the online service. Do you want more information revealed about yourself or do you want to stay as the anonymous contributor’?

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    Anonymous

    I hadn’t thought of it from that angle. I guess God doesn’t always work within our hoped-for timeline. Thanks again for sharing that.

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    Anonymous

    P.S. Thanks, Stewart, for expanding on last week’s message. I pray it reaches someone who is in a dark place and needs to find God’s love.

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      Stewart Bloor

      Amen. I really felt that the ‘in a dark place’ emphasis was particularly relevant.
      The great thing about the internet is that it stays there forever, unlike a Sunday sermon that is delivered to x number of people and then it’s gone.
      Unless it’s recorded and put online, of course.

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    Anonymous

    How do the small, unseen things we do reveal who we truly are? Perhaps our character is not defined by grand gestures, but by the quiet decisions we make when nobody is watching. Is how we handle the small things what ultimately prepares us for life’s greater tests, shaping who we become long before those defining moments arrive?

    Authenticity seems to be one of the qualities people respond to most. Why are we drawn to those whose words and actions align, yet instinctively wary of those who perform goodness rather than genuinely live it? From a Christian perspective, is authenticity simply about being ourselves, or does it require the courage to confront our flaws, acknowledge our shortcomings, and align our lives with God’s truth?

    In a world obsessed with appearances, how do we become people whose faith is demonstrated not just in what we say, but in how we treat others when there is nothing to gain and nobody is watching? Perhaps genuine faith is not about appearing perfect, but about allowing God to transform us from within. Could it be that the light does not create our character, but reveals what our daily choices have been building in the dark all along?

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      Stewart Bloor

      Again, excellent! Your contribution is becoming more and more an integral part of the online service!

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    Anonymous

    Thanks, Stewart. We may be nobodies in the eyes of the world, but we know Somebody who changes everything. We know God’s love, and we want others to know that love too. Perhaps that’s what truly matters in the end: not who we are in the eyes of the world, but what we do with the love and truth we’ve been given.

    Hope you have a good one, brother. God bless you. 🙏

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      Stewart Bloor

      Amen!

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    Anonymous

    “Salvation is not based on your feelings, but on the fact that God has welcomed you into His family through faith in Jesus. Nothing on earth or in heaven can break that bond.” This is deeply personal to me, because when I read this sentence during a dark place in my life, believing Christianity was about works and trying to be good enough for God, it was these words that pierced my heart and ultimately led me to salvation. Why could a truth like this reach even the hardest heart, even someone who believes they are beyond redemption? Perhaps because it speaks to something we all fear: that we are ultimately defined by our failures, our darkest thoughts, and the things we can never undo. Christianity presents a radically different idea: we cannot earn our way into God’s acceptance through good behaviour, because none of us can live up to the standard of perfection. So what is faith, really? Is it simply believing that God exists, or is it the courage to trust Him when we finally acknowledge that we cannot save ourselves? People often see Christianity as a religion of rules, rituals, and trying to be a good person, but what happens when we recognise how often we fail, despite our best intentions? Could the heart of the Gospel be that we are not saved because we are good, but because Christ is good; not through our ability to earn grace, but through our willingness to receive it? Perhaps that is what makes this truth so powerful: the person who believes they are too broken to be loved discovers that God’s grace was never reserved for those who could prove their worth, but offered to those who recognise their need for Him.

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      Stewart Bloor

      That’s fantastic. I’ll do my best to talk along with such an eloquent composition. You are a very gifted individual.

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    Anonymous

    I’ve been reflecting on Proverbs 18:21, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” and Jesus’ words that “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Why does Scripture place such extraordinary importance on words? If we are made in God’s image, do our words possess a kind of creative power—able to bring hope and life, or fear and destruction? Is this why the inverse of Christianity has historically used spells and incantations: a distorted recognition of the power of speech? And how should we understand the way repeated self-deprecating or hateful words can shape the mind, while truthful and uplifting words can restore a person? How can we help people grasp the responsibility and power God has given us through our tongues?

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      Stewart Bloor

      Excellent.

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    Anonymous

    To say you like fishing as a hobby feels like an understatement. I have hobbies too, and they’ve given me a mixture of achievement and struggle, challenge and pleasure, and even friendship. It has made me wonder whether hobbies are more important than simply passing the time. They give us something to practise, struggle with and improve at, teaching patience and perseverance while bringing genuine enjoyment and connection with others. Perhaps there is something deeply human about choosing a challenge simply because we care about it. So what does the Bible or Christian theology have to say about hobbies, recreation and enjoying things that aren’t strictly necessary? Where do they fit within a Christian understanding of life, and can they be part of receiving and enjoying God’s creation well? And what would you say to someone who has no hobby or passion at all?

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      Stewart Bloor

      Brilliant! You are certainly very inspiring!

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    Anonymous

    If we are created in the image of God and understand ourselves as embodied beings—body, mind and soul—and, as Christians, we also have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us, how should we understand the consequences of neglecting any of those dimensions?

    For example, can neglecting the body or the mind affect our spiritual life, even though our deepest identity comes from God and the Holy Spirit is at work within us? And does the way we order body, mind and soul naturally change through different stages of life—childhood, adulthood, parenthood and old age?

    More fundamentally, how do we distinguish genuine Christian formation from the modern idea of self-optimisation? If the Holy Spirit is already at work within the believer, is Christian growth ultimately less about perfecting ourselves through discipline and more about ordering our lives so that we can faithfully respond to what God is already doing in us?

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      Stewart Bloor

      As always, thanks.

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    Anonymous

    How does forgiving someone actually change us internally—not just our relationship with the person who hurt us? If someone has betrayed, humiliated, abandoned, or deeply wronged us, what happens within us when we choose forgiveness rather than allowing resentment, anger, or the desire for revenge to take root? Why does Christ place such extraordinary emphasis on forgiveness—telling us to forgive “seventy times seven”—even when the person who hurt us may never apologise or change? Is forgiveness partly about refusing to let another person’s wrongdoing continue to govern our inner life? And how do we reconcile that with justice, healthy boundaries, and recognising that what was done to us was genuinely wrong?

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      Stewart Bloor

      Thank you. Excellent.

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