John 14:20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. In the last few posts I’ve tried to reveal our upside down thinking. In our fallen way of thinking we perceive a g.o.d. that is not the Abba that Jesus reveals. Nobody knew … Continue reading Inside out
Category: Wisdom
Upside down thinking – part 2
Is it possible that God's approach and view and understanding of all things is so different from ours that the incarnation is less about a "delusion derived chasm crossing" than it is about a "revolutionary way of thinking?" When we see the relational beauty of the Trinity, a God emerges that we thought was the stuff of fiction and … Continue reading Upside down thinking – part 2
Upside down thinking
Jesus came to deal with and save us from our fallen nature. Contrary to popular opinion that wasn't an effort to make us feel more guilty about a bunch of behavioral and moral issues in our lives. His purpose wasn't to "bring to our attention" a more in-depth and higher fidelity understanding of the sin … Continue reading Upside down thinking
Fiery Wrath of God!?
I don't know if you understand how much our way of thinking and processing has been hijacked. Really. Our insistence on good-bad fruit and socratic methods and Aristotelian cosmology and Neo-Platonism concepts have so messed up our heads we can't really "see" apart from His revelation. This is what John calls the darkness: John 1:5 The … Continue reading Fiery Wrath of God!?
“Just Life”
I've had people tell me that I suck at relationship (they were leaving the church and were upset so mercy applies). A corollary to the "relationship sucking" comment is the statement: "that isn't real, how can you believe in that?" In the quagmire of "life" I refuse to agree with the declaration "well brother, that's … Continue reading “Just Life”
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