John Hallahan, Author at Saved For Later

What is grace?

When I was first saved and began attending church, one of the words I noticed being used rather liberally was the word grace. What is grace? I wondered. Oddly, it was often a word used in its own definition to define it. Ya know…grace. It’s like “God’s grace.” Or my...

The Best Version of the Bible: An Informed Guide

I was saved in 2012. In 2011, I was an atheist. I was always very quick to ask (what I thought was) a rhetorical question, “If the Bible is the Word of God, why are there so many versions?” So, why are there so many versions? And which one should you read? When I was...

Do the churchless Christians (nones) have it right?

One of the first Christian groups I encountered as a new Christian was the churchless-Christian movement, otherwise known as the nones – as in, the type of church they prefer… none. If you’ve read my blog before, you know that I am a far bigger fan of Jesus than I am...

Why should Christians know about King Solomon?

Just a couple of months into reading the Bible for the first time, I came across the character of Solomon. King Solomon is one of my favorite people in the Old Testament. Solomon’s life can be seen as among the most encouraging the Old Testament has to offer. But I...

Will your prayers get answered?

It isn’t uncommon to question whether our prayers get answered by God. A biblically grounded understanding is necessary to avoid abandoning prayer when we feel we don’t get what we want. This week, I want to speak more about proper versus improper prayer. In a...