Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
We all rely on myths that offer rational and emotional support for our values, especially those values that are impossible to justify. I embrace a myth, for instance, that my little bit of walking in a day is enough to satisfy my need for healthy exercise. A recent contact with my doctor put that one …
Read More Myths & NobilityAs a lifelong single I see the marriages of my friends and family as a gift for learning more about life in Christ. Here is why. Marriage is not an end in itself but offers a picture of the ultimate marriage. Throughout the Bible God uses marriage to explain what it means to be united …
Read More Marriage and MinistryIn most relational settings we are free either to give or to take—to be consumers or to be resources. Whatever we do is a litmus of our standing with Christ—a conspicuous signal of real faith over against a mere profession. In Christ we regularly prefer giving over taking because our hearts have been reoriented by …
Read More Give or Take?Most of us, I suspect, assume that God’s love is best measured by the way he treats us. We look to our circumstances as evidence of God’s delight and approval. Enriched, gifted, or attractive folks are on God’s good side; those whose circumstances or abilities are marginal to poor must be on his bad side. …
Read More Measuring God’s LoveI’m in transit from Portland to the UK right now, at the Chicago O’Hare airport, set to finish up my blog for the week. But first I read Peter Mead’s new entry at the Cor Deo website and immediately decided to invite readers here to read what he shares there and allow me to defer …
Read More More than a manual