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Registration ends soon! Join us for a rich, hope-filled exploration of Charles Dickens’ beloved A Christmas Carol—not merely as a holiday classic, but as a narrative of grace, healing, and human transformation. Far from a simple morality tale, Dickens’ story reveals the radical power of unconditional love to awaken, restore, and re-humanize even the most hardened hearts. In this online gathering, we will journey with Ebenezer Scrooge through the wounds, fears, and losses that shaped his icy exterior, and watch as grace meets him at every turn—in memory, in vision, and in promise. Each of the three spirits becomes a kind of sacramental presence, inviting Scrooge to behold his life truthfully and to discover that judgment, in the light of divine love, is always restorative rather than punitive. Participants will engage with key scenes from the text, reflect on Dickens’ theological imagination, and consider how A Christmas Carol mirrors the gospel message: that no one is beyond redemption, that our truest selves are always held in love, and that awakening to this truth can change everything. Whether you love literature, theology, or simply desire a fresh encounter with the grace-filled heart of the Christmas message, this event will be an inspiring companion to your Advent journey. REGISTRATION REQUIRED! (Link in the comments.)
#Advent reminds us of the #Light present in seemingly dark places. #Christmas likewise releases that same Light into each and every corner, eradicating all shadows. To contemplate the Light is to encounter the Incarnation.
Although John of Damascus is most remembered for his defense of artistic depictions of Christ (icons), lets not lose sight of WHY he defended icons. Because the Incarnation is the most central event upon which all else hinges, visual representations of Jesus--through art, iconography, etc.--are valuable reminders that our Savior is fully God and fully man. Taking this a step further, John recognizes the natural consequence of Christ in all and filling all things with Himself: all of creation are carriers of the divine presence.
Join us for a rich, hope-filled exploration of Charles Dickens’ beloved A Christmas Carol—not merely as a holiday classic, but as a narrative of grace, healing, and human transformation. Far from a simple morality tale, Dickens’ story reveals the radical power of unconditional love to awaken, restore, and re-humanize even the most hardened hearts. In this online gathering, we will journey with Ebenezer Scrooge through the wounds, fears, and losses that shaped his icy exterior, and watch as grace meets him at every turn—in memory, in vision, and in promise. Each of the three spirits becomes a kind of sacramental presence, inviting Scrooge to behold his life truthfully and to discover that judgment, in the light of divine love, is always restorative rather than punitive. Participants will engage with key scenes from the text, reflect on Dickens’ theological imagination, and consider how A Christmas Carol mirrors the gospel message: that no one is beyond redemption, that our truest selves are always held in love, and that awakening to this truth can change everything. Whether you love literature, theology, or simply desire a fresh encounter with the grace-filled heart of the Christmas message, this event will be an inspiring companion to your Advent journey. REGISTRATION REQUIRED! (Link in the comments.)
Grace + NOTHING! #globalgraceseminary #Trinitarian #Christocentric #GraceBased #PureGrace #GodisLove #finishedwork
The Trinity is not a peripheral doctrine, but the very core of Divine identity. All that is created was brought into existence by this pre-existent perichoretic dance of face-to-face union and oneness. How tragic then that, as Karl Rahner observed in the statement below, among most Christians the Trinity is of little practical relevance. GGS is committed to the message of God’s unconditional love for all of creation that is unapologetically Trinitarian, Christocentric, and Grace-Based! “Despite their orthodox confession of the Trinity, [the vast majority of] Christians are, in their practical life, almost mere ‘monotheists.’ We must be willing to admit that, should the doctrine of the Trinity have to be dropped as false, the major part of religious literature could well remain virtually unchanged.” l
“The greatest liberty is to be bound only by love.” ❤️‍🔥🙌
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Bill Winn

Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Theology

Bill Winn is a Christian, husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, pastor, teacher, speaker, author, and friend.  He grew up just a few feet above sea level in Chocowinity, NC.  He has been blissfully married to Davina Locke Winn for 27 years.  Together they have two daughters in college, Faith and Abby.

Bill and Davina grew up in the former Worldwide Church of God under the teachings of Herbert W. Armstrong.  In the mid-1990s, leadership within the denomination received a Holy Spirit revelation that led to radical changes in several core doctrines the church had historically held.  Many doctrinal changes were made during this period of transition away from Armstrongism toward more historical orthodoxy.  Most notably, the church officially adopted the doctrine of the triune nature of God.  So impressive was the Father, Son, and Spirit’s grace toward and redemption of the Worldwide Church of God that in 2009, the denomination changed its name to Grace Communion International.

In 2003, Bill and Davina quit their jobs and moved to Fayetteville, NC.  Bill then entered a two-year pastoral internship under Greg Williams (now president of Grace Communion International).  In 2005, Bill and Davina moved their family to pastor the GCI congregation in the Richmond, VA area, where they continue to serve.  After one year of pastoral ministry, Bill experienced a revelation of the radical grace of Jesus’ finished work. In 2007, he began being mentored by Dr. C. Baxter Kruger.

That’s when the party got really good!

The wonderful folks in the congregation were open and willing to take on the task of digging deep into the richness of the authentic gospel of Jesus.

Today, their local church is called Grace Communion Hanover, and they meet every Sunday in Mechanicsville, VA to worship and explore what it means to know the Father, Son, and Spirit as they are known by them.

Bill holds a Master of Pastoral Studies from Grace Communion Seminary and is currently a doctoral candidate at Global Grace Seminary.

Bill is the Lead Pastor at Grace Communion Hanover and the author of the fiction novel, Uncle Pink: Dirt-n-All. He loves hanging out with Davina and his girls, golfing, fishing, playing guitar, and teaching Trinitarian theology.