Since the New Year I’ve been referencing three characters while discussing our identity in our divine union. You should meet Lena and Judy and Trudy if you haven’t. You can find there descriptions on this page. In the last post I talked about consenting to his creative love. Thomas Merton says we need to embrace … Continue reading LJT and Cheeseburgers
Category: What now – who we are
Consenting to His creative love
A TREE gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying Him. It “consents,” so to speak, to His creative love. It is expressing an idea which is in God and which is not distinct from the essence of God, and therefore a tree … Continue reading Consenting to His creative love
The Kingdom of Love
Matt 5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (ESV) Verses like that have been used by religion to put fear into people’s lives. When fear comes, love has no chance. That is why perfect love casts out fear. How … Continue reading The Kingdom of Love
Lena examples
In these recent posts I've tried re-frame the way we think about our identity (check out the LJT tab on the menu bar). Our journey here on this Earth and in this reality is to learn who we are and in doing that we learn who God is and in doing that we find eternal … Continue reading Lena examples
Salvation and LJT part two
Do you ever ask the question "why am I here?" Do you wonder about why things are as they are? Don't you think about how all this comes together? Don't you ponder what happens in the next life? Maybe those questions are too deep. Maybe they aren't. But I know everyone reading this post has … Continue reading Salvation and LJT part two