Learning about the liturgical year, processing as I blog.
Jesus uses the imagery of the open door as an invitation to enter into His salvation. “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and…
“…Our ordinary experiences of beauty are given to us to provide a clue, a starting-point, a signpost, from which we move on to recognize, to glimpse, to be overwhelmed by, to adore, and so to worship, not just the majesty, but the beauty of God himself.” NT Wright, For All God’s Worth I’ve been thinking…
We talk a lot about forgiveness in churches, but do we know what it means? Recently we had this discussion in our community group. We’ve been reading The Prodigal God by Tim Keller and discussing it each week. We tried to define significant theological words along the way. Note these four characteristics of forgiveness: Voluntary…
Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true (is realized) in Him and in you, because the darkness (moral blindness) is clearing away and the true Light (the revelation of God in Christ) is already shining. 1 John 2:8 AMP As Christians, we straddle two worlds – the “now” and the “not…
“So, Mr. Ron, it occurred to me: If you is fishin for a friend you just gon’ catch and release, then I ain’t got no desire to be your friend. … But if you is lookin for a real friend, then I’ll be one. Forever.” R. Hall & D. Moore, Same KInd of Different as…
You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:8-9 NLT We talk about reflection and repentance during the season of Lent, making…