. . . This context is given not to upstage the good news, but to emphasize it. The Savior and Lord who brings joy for all has come to the neighborhood! He is the Glory in the most glorious of places, yet he comes to the least! He is the Fulfillment of the world, so […]
. . . God was creating again. He created a new man to get right what every other human had missed. He would be the fulfillment of the story begun in Genesis. God is the Savior, and this new man would save his people from their rebellious failure. To do that, God was entering his […]
. . . Abraham left the great civilization, the life of trying to build stairways to heaven, and walked faithfully with God on God’s earth. “Son of Abraham” is a term for those who live by faith in God. They believe that God is good and purposeful. They believe that God knows what he is […]
To read this post click here: Good News 2.3 Important About this series of reflections . . . Mary was upset and confused by this messenger. She wondered what was really going on. But the messenger said, “Mary, you can stop fearing. With God you find grace.” God is not the kind of authority who […]
To read this post click here: Good News 1.2 John 1 About this series of reflections First, the Meaning already was. And Meaning was inseparable from God, who already was. And Meaning was this God who already was. Meaning is a Person, and He was inseparable from God from the first. Everything was made through […]
To read this reflection click here: What Kind of Kingdom.docx The Bible begins with a picture of a perfect relationship—with God, with each other, in a beautiful place. The Bible ends with a picture of God’s new community—glorious, full of light and color, beautiful trees and a shining river flowing from the throne of God, […]
To read click here: Trouble with Grace part 1 Whenever I talk about grace, it seems, someone is sure to get rattled by the idea. Some people think that grace means lawlessness–a world of anarchy in which there is no justice and evil runs rampant. In a world as messed up as this one, chaos […]
This has been a brutal week: racist murders, terrorist beheadings, tourists gunned down, hate mail, and another brother forced to resign from his ministry. It was the mail, and my grief over what this brother and his family are going through, that prompted this psalm, a cry from my own fractured soul–and a glimpse at the hope that […]