And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. And he…
Thinking about the glory of the Lord today! How might one define the glory of God – seems impossible. Maybe it is the sum of His holiness, His beauty, His greatness, His perfection! Let’s ask God to open our eyes to His glory! On this day, the heavens are declaring His glory … Can you…
I’m reading, thinking about the book of Chronicles. It was written after the exile, reviewing the history of Judah to remind the new generation that they have a powerful God, that He would be the one who would help them rebuild. There are several themes illustrated in Chronicles. A prominent theme is the significance of…
I’ve been processing my notes from our theology cohort in my blog. We are reading God’s Relational Presence by Duvall and Hays. The authors propose that the main thread in scripture is how God relates to His creation and that all other themes connect to this primary idea. As we work through the book, our…
“In relational terms between God and people, the Bible opens with Godand his people in a garden and closes with Godand his people once again back in a garden.” J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays, God’s Relational Presence:The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology Reading theology today.Contemplating the Garden and God’s presence! The Garden of…
In the last daysthe mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains;it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob.He will teach us his ways, so that we…