Reflections on the loving kindness of the Triune God
This entry repeats a Cor Deo post. Please offer any responses on that site. Go to Cor Deo by clicking here Here’s a question. Why do some people ask lots of questions while others aren’t especially curious? Are questions important? And what should we make of assertive people who love to express any and every …
Read More Questioning ThoughtsThe early church father, Augustine (354-430), mentioned an adolescent prank in a book he called his Confessions. It was a window on the problem of evil that still invites reflection. In a nutshell he and some of his adolescent companions were hanging out one night. On a whim they stole pears from a local fruit …
Read More Experiencing GodWhat is it to know God? The Bible invites us to seek after him but it also warns against fruitless knowledge. Let me offer a brief survey of options and then an application. Knowing specialists. Common sense tells us to collect and organize information about God. Gaining and ordering knowledge is essential in any field …
Read More Knowing GodThis entry repeats my Cor Deo posting. Please post any responses on that site (click here) “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” This lively analogy of iron and men in Proverbs 27:17 always catches my attention. I recall that some men—Art, Sam, Ed, John, among a few others—were iron-like figures to me. Strong …
Read More Iron on IronDo you ever look forward to the weekend for some enjoyment after a busy week? Or aim to enjoy a good show and a special desert on a workday evening? All of us welcome our sweeter moments in life, especially if our lives are a bit mundane. We long for more. Americans have even enshrined …
Read More EnjoymentThis entry is taken from the Cor Deo site. Please offer any comments on that site by clicking here Two men—both living in the same country at the same time—asked God for help. God remained silent for the one and answered the other. He let the first man die while he elevated the other to …
Read More God’s InitiativeThis morning the radio reported a lawsuit against a local flower company whose proprietor refused to supply wedding flowers for the marriage of two women. It was a clear case of discrimination; and it raises tensions for believers as legislators and courts reshape longstanding social boundaries: when, if ever, is discrimination proper? The underlying context …
Read More DiscriminationThis post repeats my current Cor Deo entry. Please offer any responses on that site: thanks! To go there click here Here’s a question for Christians: do you enjoy the adventure of following Christ? Or is your faith placid? And, if placid, would you accept something livelier? The premise of the question—that faith involves adventure—may …
Read More AdventureI prepared to speak on wisdom in the Bible book of James this week. In the process I reflected on how little I hear wisdom mentioned these days. People may be called clever, brilliant, silly, or more, but rarely are they called wise. I wonder why. Is it because of shifting language use? Certain words …
Read More Wise?This post repeats an entry on the Cor Deo website. Please post any responses on that site by clicking here Richard Sibbes, my favorite 17th century mentor, shared, “Whatsoever we do [in our responding to the Scriptures] if it be not stirred by the Spirit, apprehending the love of God in Christ, it is but …
Read More Collecting, Cooking, or Communing?