Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
Lewis Ayres in Nicaea and its Legacy offers a helpful summary of the “pro-Nicene” theology of fourth century church leaders. The Council of Nicaea (in 325) set out an acceptable manner for speaking of God’s oneness while still affirming his eternal distinctions as Father, Son, and Spirit. Yet the debate over how best to speak …
Read More Speaking of the TrinityEveryone has a read on God of one sort or another. The question of how we read God also has an applied element. Our view of God shapes the way we live; and, obversely, the way we live exposes our actual reading of God no matter what we say we believe. This is a point …
Read More Reading GodThis week is the first in a new fortnightly cycle for Spreading Goodness posts: I’ll offer an entry here one week and then an entry on the Cor Deo blog I share with Peter Mead on the alternate week. I’ve already posted my entry of the week on Cor Deo. I invite readers here to check it out. Go to: http://www.cordeo.org.uk/finding-community/
Read More Which Community?An update: I’ll be posting a separate blog every other weekend on www.cordeo.org.uk in a sharing of responsibilities with Peter Mead in our Cor Deo mentoring initiative. His first post is already available on that site and invites a visit! My first post there is set for next Sunday. Now let’s turn to today’s concern. What drives us? Are …
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