Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
Community offers communion and communion builds community. It’s a circular statement, I know, but my aim is to point to the circularity–the reciprocity–of relationships. Every authentic relationship grows within the milieu of mutual exchange: we speak and we listen. We listen and we speak. We care and we receive care. Souls become bonded into a …
Read More CommunionOne certainty in life is a baby’s taste for milk. No prolonged training is needed! And it’s as true of babies in India as in Oregon . . . or anywhere else. Yesterday as I toured the Taj Mahal I noticed dozens of Indian mothers and their infants present among the throngs of tourists. The …
Read More A taste for GodIsaiah should be read relationally, as God’s heartfelt gift to us. His self-disclosure. His invitation. A resource from his heart meant to awaken our hearts. Three chapters are especially powerful. Read them and see for yourself: 52, 53, and 54. In chapter 52 the LORD speaks to his people in their captivity. First the slavery …
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