Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
Where is God these days? Is he paying any attention to my life and needs? Does he know what’s going on in our lives? In our families, churches, and neighborhoods? We hear in church that God rules the universe and knows every thought we think, and every act we do. So why is it that he …
Read More What does God have to say?This weekend I’m in beautiful Hawai’i to teach Romans at the Bible Institute of Hawaii. I’m refreshed, as always, to have renewed fellowship with its director, Clive Cowell and Maya his wife. Clive has been gracious enough to supply me with a second guest entry for this site (see his earlier entry in the April 2009 archive). …
Read More Images of the ChurchLong ago I realized that I participate in a widespread form of relational abuse. Why? Because, like so many others, I realize that it makes life work. We come to see it as an ordinary fact of life. But it shames me and I can never be “okay” with it. The abuse is relational pragmatism. Or, more to the point, it views people …
Read More An impractical devotionRecently I was visiting with a friend who was once a pastor. His marriage is broken—already into years of separation with no restoration in sight—yet he longs to be together with his wife again. In our conversation he touched on the promise of Romans 8:28—”for those who love God all thing work together for good”—as …
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