Grace and Gratitude w/ Gary Thomas

Grace, gratitude, and intimacy with God take center stage as Aaron Smith sits down with Gary Thomas, bestselling author of Sacred Marriage and teaching pastor, married 41 years. Gary shares his journey into marriage ministry and unpacks his new book, The Life You Were Reborn to Live: Dismantling 12 Lies That Rob Your Intimacy with God. They dig into three of those lies: apathy toward the local church, demanding a sin-free life right now, and the entitlement that assumes God owes us comfort. Gary uses a WWII Czech-resistance story to show why we should give our all to Christ's bride, and contrasts Dostoevsky's gratitude in a Siberian labor camp with Western entitlement. A timely reminder that gratitude for God's grace produces joy, humility, and compassion.