Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
This post has been written for the Cor Deo website (to go there, click here ). Please offer any remarks on that site. Thanks! Sitting in a busy coffee shop in downtown Chippenham as lots of ordinary folks stroll by I’m reminded of a movie title, “Ordinary People”. It was an ironic title because the …
Read More Ordinary PeoplePaul started his letter to the Corinthians with a stark appeal: stop elevating people and pay attention to Christ! Who were the competitors to Christ among Corinthian Christians? None other than Paul and, with him, Apollos and Peter. Let’s review this cluster of Christ’s Corinthian competitors. Paul founded the church in Corinth so he had …
Read More ApollosThis post “belongs” to a shared Cor Deo site. Any responses are welcomed on that site, please. To go there, click here What do we think about in our free moments? What delights us? And what worries us? I’m not asking about the immediate thoughts and concerns stirred by our latest circumstances but the deeper, …
Read More Maslow’s MistakeImagine being perfect. Think about a life without hurting or being hurt. Of not disappointing others. Of making choices that are always good and wise. Of pleasing God and neighbors. What would it be like to care for others with a complete and ongoing integrity? To trust and to be trusted without any hesitation? We …
Read More PerfectionLet me raise a question about Christian missions. How robust is the growth of Christianity today? Better yet, how did Christianity grow in the first century; and how does our present growth compare with early church expansion? I don’t have specific data but allow me to generalize from what I see, hear, and read in …
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