Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
I know I need to live by faith. It goes with being saved by faith. And the size of my faith may play a role in my being saved, given what Jesus said about having faith the size of a mustard seed. I know, too, that I need to grow in faith. That’s because …
Read More Living by faithA good friend recently raised a question in light of my emphasis on the heart as the center of the soul. It was about the role of choosing. “I have heard,” he wrote, “teachers and preachers [who insist] that love is a choice.” He added some quotes from an unidentified devotional piece that I’ll offer …
Read More Choosing to rule my emotions?In my college days I spent a summer piloting a fishing boat in and around Ketchikan, Alaska. In learning the job I recall my first extended shift of piloting by myself as we traveled up from Seattle to Ketchikan. We followed the scenic but often narrow “inside passage” among the islands just off the Canadian …
Read More “In the beginning God . . .”I was once at a weekend retreat, speaking about God’s overflowing love. “This triune love,” I said, “explains the creation as God’s selfless giving of himself in a work of joy. The creation was made to receive and reciprocate that love.” I pointed, for support, to Genesis 3 where God came “walking in the …
Read More Which starting point?“Who” James asked, “is wise and understanding among you?” [James 3:13] This is in the same letter that all but began with an invitation to wisdom: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him.” It’s interesting that …
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