Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
What would it be like to have a closet full of NobleWear? Imagine having slacks and shirts that made us morally bulletproof—so that when we wear our selected items everything we do would be pure and blameless. Think of Nathanael, for instance, when Jesus spotted him and, without having ever met him, said, “Look, a …
Read More NobleWearThis entry repeats the article posted at Cor Deo – please offer any responses on that site The early church father, Irenaeus, offered bread for hungry hearts. Here’s something from him I find helpful in coming to a new year. He wrote sometime around AD 180. “God recapitulated in Himself the ancient formation of man, …
Read More A New WayKeith Green, a radically converted Christian and gifted musician was a one-of-a-kind figure until his death in an airplane crash in the early 1980s. He was bold, reminding me of the apostle Paul’s courage and vision. Here’s a “Greenism” that gives a feel for what he represented: “If your heart takes more pleasure in reading …
Read More A Free GiftThe iconoclastic Canadian thinker of the last century, Marshall McLuhan, coined an aphorism, “The medium is the message.” Some critics disparaged his ideas—calling him more a poet than a philosopher—while others found him intriguing. I find him insightful. Jesus, I realized, said something similar centuries earlier and it bears repeating. McLuhan’s thesis in a nutshell …
Read More McLuhan was right!It can sound pretty presumptuous to say, “I know God.” “Really?” someone might ask. “Are the two of you pretty tight, or is he just an acquaintance?” It would be a mocking question, of course, because most people today treat God either as a distant concept or as a charade played by those who take …
Read More Knowing GodThis entry was first posted on the Cor Deo website. Please post any responses there by clicking here Have you ever felt abandoned by God? If you have you know it hurts more than any other loss. Why? Because we see God as a secure refuge: as one who loves us even if all others …
Read More Dark Night of the SoulWho rules the world? God? Or Satan? This question, if we’re honest, has a very high cringe factor these days. The first wince comes with the premise that the world is ruled by supernatural powers. Then to set it out as a binary opposition—that only God or Satan rule, with no other options—the question feels …
Read More A questionThis post was first offered on the Cor Deo site. Please offer any responses on that site. Go there by clicking here Thank you for taking some time to read this today. Writers need readers so you’re a gift to me! In fact this post is about you in the sense that I want us …
Read More Thank you!I reminded a friend recently that our being is prior to our doing. It’s a pretty obvious statement—a truism—but we still do well to think about it for a moment. In biblical terms our identity should be based on who we are by creation and not by who we wish we could be. In other …
Read More Enjoy BeingThis entry is also found on the Cor Deo site. Please post any comments there (click here). A quote in the Washington Post caught my attention. As hurricane Sandy approached the American eastern seaboard a Washington DC resident remarked, “I emailed my preacher today and said we need a sermon on the wrath of God …
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