Category Archives: Focus On Grace Article

The Age of Misinformation

Posted on January 10, 2016 by DHawthorne

This article was originally published in 2012 in the “Focus on Grace” church newsletter. I thought I posted it here long before, and I want to write a followup, so t was important I put it up now. I’ve updated … Continue reading →

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Regret (Focus On Grace, February 2014)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by DHawthorne

In late 2013, a movie was released titled, “About Time.” I haven’t seen it, but I did see a preview, and I found the premise intriguing. In it, a young man discovers that he can travel in time – he … Continue reading →

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When the Holy Spirit Works (Focus On Grace, January 2014)

Posted on August 24, 2014 by DHawthorne

In 1990, two men were having a discussion about spirituality and maturity in men, and between them decided that the most important factor in attaining those ideals was discipleship. They formed a men’s discipleship group from that initial idea, laid … Continue reading →

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The Wonder of Christmas (Focus on Grace 2013)

Posted on August 17, 2014 by DHawthorne

Note: I debated with myself waiting for December to republish this, but decided instead to preserve the original publication order instead. So it’s a tad out-of-season, appearing here in August. Well, stores have “Christmas in July,” so why not? If … Continue reading →

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Helping the Hurt (Focus On Grace, November 2013)

Posted on August 10, 2014 by DHawthorne

When I was a teenager, I had a classmate who had some kind of a problem with me. At the time, I didn’t have any idea why, but he always had a bad attitude towards me, and often attempted to … Continue reading →

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Why? (Focus On Grace, October 2013)

Posted on August 3, 2014 by DHawthorne

There is a story on the Internet that details a conversation a college chemistry professor had with his three-year-old daughter (you can see the whole thing HERE). It starts our simple enough: little Sarah asked her Daddy if he was … Continue reading →

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Being Real (Focus On Grace, September 2013)

Posted on July 27, 2014 by DHawthorne

I have a Facebook account. I’m not one to play games on it; in fact, I categorically refuse all game requests. I don’t worry about my privacy … I never post anything on it that I care whether the whole … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Trust (Focus On Grace, August 2013)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by DHawthorne

I’m in the habit, at the end of my work day, to stop for a beverage on my way home. When I’m working at the office, there’s a little gas-station shop right down the street that I like to stop … Continue reading →

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Planting Seeds (Focus On Grace, July 2013)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by DHawthorne

In 1995, a movie was released titled “Mr. Holland’s Opus.” It traced the career of a musician who took a job as a high school music teacher in order to spend more time with his new wife and write an … Continue reading →

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America, We Have a Problem … (Focus On Grace, May 2013)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by DHawthorne

You pretty much have to be living in a cave these days to miss the fact that there is a raging debate in our country about gun control. There has been horrific story after horrific story about fatal shootings, the … Continue reading →

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