John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made. That which was made in it was life, and the life was the light of men. … Continue reading Light through the good-bad
Tag: Holy Spirit
Kingdom Day on Independence Day
Acts 1:6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “ Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” (ESV) I don't know about you, but the more I fall in love with Jesus and our Abba and the Holy Spirit in their oneness of other-centered love...I want to DO something. … Continue reading Kingdom Day on Independence Day
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
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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