Grace That is Greater Than All Our Sin
I’m 38. I grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Boy, was that a fun ride. Ha. I became a young woman in the era of pleated stonewashed jeans, Scrunchies, Tamagotchis, see-through telephones, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Saved By the Bell, Doc Martens (still sad I never had a pair), the Walkman (and later, the Discman), and the battle between ‘Nsync and Backstreet Boys. Not that I was fully aware of all that pop culture at the time, because I grew up in a pretty conservative home. So until my junior year in high school (‘97-‘98), most of my radio (and cassette tape!) experiences were hallmarks of the CCM scene: Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Twila Paris, dc Talk, and the Newsboys. Even my early Nintendo experiences included the Christian games like Exodus and King of Kings . ( The Legend of Zelda sadly got thrown in the burning barrel because “role-playing games can invite demon spirits.”) But one of the biggest influences on my life thro...