{"id":5784,"date":"2020-11-24T16:36:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T16:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2020-11-24T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T16:36:43","slug":"what-is-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/what-is-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Grace?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-is-Grace.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5854\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-is-Grace.jpeg\" alt=\"What is grace?\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-is-Grace.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-is-Grace-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-is-Grace-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-is-Grace-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/What-is-Grace-1536x1021.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What&#8217;s grace?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Could it be&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Amazing, just like in the song?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">How a bird glides through the air?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Undeserved favour?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A fast car, driven by a petrolhead?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Someone&#8217;s name?<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What you say before you eat?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Well. let&#8217;s take a look at GRACE from some of these aspects&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I bet you&#8217;re familiar with the incredible song:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Amazing grace<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">How sweet the sound<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">That saved a wretch like me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I once was lost<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But now I&#8217;m found<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Was blind, but now I see<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/amazing-grace-875860_1280.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5857\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/amazing-grace-875860_1280.png\" alt=\"Amazing Grace\" width=\"1280\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/amazing-grace-875860_1280.png 1280w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/amazing-grace-875860_1280-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/amazing-grace-875860_1280-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/amazing-grace-875860_1280-768x401.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Did you find yourself singing it, just then?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Slave-Trader Turned Good<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Did you know the original text of <em>Amazing Grace<\/em> was written by a former slave trader, John Newton, after he experienced amazing grace in a near-death experience when the slave ship he was on encountered a violent storm. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">[source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pri.org\/stories\/2017-04-30\/complicated-story-behind-famous-hymn-amazing-grace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRI.org<\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Newton prayed to God and the cargo miraculously shifted to fill a hole in the ship\u2019s hull, and the vessel drifted to safety. Newton took this as a sign from the Almighty and marked it as his conversion to Christianity. <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">[source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biography.com\/news\/amazing-grace-story-john-newton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">biography.com<\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After turning to God, Newton later went on to speak out against slavery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5859\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28213124_a-colonial-slave-marketvintage-illustration.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5859\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28213124_a-colonial-slave-marketvintage-illustration.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Grace\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28213124_a-colonial-slave-marketvintage-illustration.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28213124_a-colonial-slave-marketvintage-illustration-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28213124_a-colonial-slave-marketvintage-illustration-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28213124_a-colonial-slave-marketvintage-illustration-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28213124_a-colonial-slave-marketvintage-illustration-1536x1083.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Newton turned from slave-trader to slave liberator &#8211; and wrote the iconic song Amazing Grace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">No wonder he was inspired to write such iconic words. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The slave-trader experienced <strong>undeserved favour<\/strong>, and consequently turned his life around to become an incredible force for good. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But is <em>grace<\/em> used only in a religious aspect?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">The Graceful Swan<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I asked my friend, Trevor Knight, a keen bird watcher to define <em>grace<\/em> when it comes to birds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Trev is often found walking the mountains and lakes, admiring the wild birds.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5861\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-birds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5861\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-birds.jpg\" alt=\"The grace of birds\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-birds.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-birds-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-birds-889x1024.jpg 889w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-birds-768x885.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trevor&#8217;s a keen bird watcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yet one bird stands out when it comes to grace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Here&#8217;s what he wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">I really think the Swan is the most graceful of all birds.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Always looks in pristine condition<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Never ruffled<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Goes about its day pruning<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">At a pace of life that&#8217;s never rushed; never in a hurry to get somewhere.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">We humans can learn a lot from just watching a swan.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5862\" style=\"width: 999px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-graceful-swan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5862\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-graceful-swan.jpg\" alt=\"The graceful swan\" width=\"999\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-graceful-swan.jpg 999w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-graceful-swan-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/The-graceful-swan-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The graceful swan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s pure white and gentle in nature, a bit like a lamb. Always inquisitive, but very protective of its young.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Swans always seem quietly confident as they go about their business. They seldom fly. But when they do, you have to admire them: m<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">agical and noble. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">To me, grace describes a swan.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 67.5879%; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Trevor Knight<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When he&#8217;s not out bird watching, Trevor is measuring up and fitting blinds for<br \/>\n<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/directblindswigan.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Direct Blinds<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8230;his family blinds business he set up in 1982.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.4121%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TrevorKnight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5806 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TrevorKnight.jpg\" alt=\"Trevor Knight\" width=\"192\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Grace, the Petrolhead, and the Jaguar<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then I asked my friend Nelson Hogg. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Nelson&#8217;s been a petrolhead since the age of 5, been in the car industry for 50 years, founded the highly successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alphamotors.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpha Motors<\/a> in 1983, runs the Petrolheads Automobiles community, and is passionate about God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">So who better to talk about <strong>grace<\/strong> and <strong>cars<\/strong>&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5863\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-142231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5863\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-142231.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson loves graceful cars\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-142231.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-142231-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-142231-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-142231-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nelson loves graceful cars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The word Grace has many definitions, one of them being the <strong>Jaguar<\/strong> car. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">GRACE<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">PACE<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">SPACE. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">It is to imply that it is all you require in your perfect car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Of course, that can mean different attributes to the owners&#8217; requirements &#8211; like&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Comfort<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Speed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Economy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Longevity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Style <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">And, yes, Grace<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5866\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-in-a-Car.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5866\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-in-a-Car.png\" alt=\"Seeing grace in a car\" width=\"1000\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-in-a-Car.png 1000w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-in-a-Car-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-in-a-Car-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seeing grace in a car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The big difference when we apply Grace to the human being is in its source. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">This Grace comes from God through His son Jesus Christ to our lives when we receive Him as our Saviour. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Unlike the car, this Grace&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Never diminishes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Never wears out<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Never goes out of style<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Never needs an M.O.T.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Isn&#8217;t taxed by the Government<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Can&#8217;t be stolen and sold online<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">And yet it&#8217;s priceless. Yet it&#8217;s free to all who ask.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5867\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-143332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5867\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-143332.jpg\" alt=\"Unlike some cars, grace is free\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-143332.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-143332-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-143332-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-143332-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unlike some cars, grace is free<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">The only similarity I can think of to the car is that it&#8217;s good to service it by keeping in regular touch with the provider direct &#8211; which is totally free and no appointment needed to book in. It is on \u201cPray &amp; Collect\u201d. No tracking required to see if it is on its way. And every participant has their own direct line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">One of the many benefits this Grace brings to our lives is to become Grace Sharers, telling the truth of Jesus, enjoying having Him in our everyday lives. Unlike a car, Grace will never break down, and the provider is always available in any and every situation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">This is not a special offer, it is a permanent one to all who request.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" cellpadding=\"20\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.9196%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Nelson Hogg<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Over 70 years ago, Nelson walked to the model shop to buy his first Dinky car&#8230; and he still has his collection of favourites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Nelson loves restoring graceful old cars.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 46.0804%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nelson-Hogg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5802 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nelson-Hogg.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Hogg\" width=\"335\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nelson-Hogg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Nelson-Hogg-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Hello, My Name is&#8230; Grace<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Our friend, Grace Tabern, named her business <em>Grace Ancestry<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So I was curious why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And why her parents had named her <em>Grace<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So I asked her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">I was named Grace after a much-loved auntie named Grace who lived in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5868\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-in-australia.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5868\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-in-australia.png\" alt=\"Grace was named after a much-loved Aunt in Australia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-in-australia.png 1000w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-in-australia-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grace-in-australia-768x392.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace was named after a much-loved Aunt in Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Grace <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">wasn&#8217;t a popular name when I was growing up &#8211; and I thought it very old-fashioned. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But as I <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">grew older, I came to understand and appreciate its meaning&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">God\u2019s undeserved favour<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">&#8230;and I believe the meaning was also a factor in my parents choosing the name for me. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">name has come back into fashion &#8211; and I must admit to still turning round every time I <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">hear someone call out for their daughter Grace in the supermarket, etc. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When selecting <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">a name for my own daughter, I chose Hannah, which means <em>favour<\/em>, or <em>grace<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">name did I choose for my own research business? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Grace&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 52.9146%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Grace Tabern<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">is a professional genealogist and historical researcher based near Ormskirk, Lancashire. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You can find out more about Grace on her website at<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/graceancestry.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grace Ancestry<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.0854%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5799 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/GraceTabern.jpg\" alt=\"Grace Tabern\" width=\"333\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/GraceTabern.jpg 400w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/GraceTabern-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Even Church Leaders Need Grace<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Finally I asked my friend, Ben Tarbuck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ben&#8217;s the Campus Leader at Today&#8217;s Community Church at The Edge, Wigan, and a great communicator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">He has spoken to church congregations and leadership groups, colleges and conferences, in different countries. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So he&#8217;s used to simplifying complex topics for various audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Now Ben sent me a brilliant in-depth treatise of grace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But, unfortunately, it was far too long to include here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So here&#8217;s a great story from it where his 5-year-old daughter has a big problem at school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But let&#8217;s begin with Ben&#8217;s definition of grace&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5870\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-144552.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5870\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-144552.jpg\" alt=\"Let's begin with Ben's definition of grace\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-144552.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-144552-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-144552-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jumpstory-download20201124-144552-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Let&#8217;s begin with Ben&#8217;s definition of grace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">If you research the definition of \u201cgrace\u201d you\u2019ll bump into a few definitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">James Ryle (American author) defines it as:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">The empowering Presence of God enabling you to be who He created you to be, and to do what He has called you to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">You may hear that:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">The grace of God is a free gift to everyone for salvation and for Godly living.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">I prefer the most common of all definitions &#8211; because it is rooted in the soil of the Epistles of Paul:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Grace is&#8230; <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">The unmerited favour of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">One day my daughter, Eden, was upset in her bedroom just before bedtime. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">Someone at school had called her \u201cnaughty\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">As she explained why she was so upset I explained that this kid was wrong because fundamentally we are all good people who do naughty things from time to time. Eden was concerned that if she\u2019s naughty, no will like her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">I\u2019ll explain it like I explained it to Eden, a five years old girl&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; color: #000000;\">A Father loves his child regardless of how they live because that\u2019s what a Dad is.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 0%; border-collapse: collapse;\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.5979%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ben Tarbuck<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">has recently launched his own website to help young leaders become powerful communicators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can find out more about him at<br \/>\n<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bentarbuck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">BenTarbuck.com<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50.4021%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben-Tarbuck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5828 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben-Tarbuck.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Tarbuck\" width=\"319\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben-Tarbuck.jpg 500w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben-Tarbuck-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Why Do We Say Grace?<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5855\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15545570_extended-family-saying-grace-before-christmas-dinner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5855\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15545570_extended-family-saying-grace-before-christmas-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"Why do we say grace?\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15545570_extended-family-saying-grace-before-christmas-dinner.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15545570_extended-family-saying-grace-before-christmas-dinner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15545570_extended-family-saying-grace-before-christmas-dinner-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15545570_extended-family-saying-grace-before-christmas-dinner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15545570_extended-family-saying-grace-before-christmas-dinner-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why do we &#8220;say grace&#8221;?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I say <em>why not?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Saying grace&#8221; is simply about being <strong>thankful<\/strong> for your meal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So, even if you&#8217;re an atheist, the simple act of being thankful, however you choose to do it, can have incredible benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So What <em>is<\/em> Grace?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We&#8217;ve looked at<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Swans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Cars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Grace herself<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">God&#8217;s grace<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And the common definition seems to be&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Unmerited favour<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Favour when we least deserve it.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5871\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-is-undeserved-favour.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5871\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-is-undeserved-favour.png\" alt=\"Grace is undeserved favour\" width=\"1280\" height=\"969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-is-undeserved-favour.png 1280w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-is-undeserved-favour-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-is-undeserved-favour-1024x775.png 1024w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Grace-is-undeserved-favour-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grace is undeserved favour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So, whether we have a faith, or we have no faith&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Whether we&#8217;ve made a mess of life, or we&#8217;ve got it all together&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">One incredible thing that makes a huge difference in our lives is&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Grace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s grace? 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