I found this quote in my notes, and I cannot seem to find or remember the source, but here it goes: “Forgiveness is costly. Forgiving people must give up the right to get even. … Forgiving people let God run the universe.” There is a lot of truth in this statement. I think […]
This blog is based on a sermon I wrote recently. It is something I am still developing and hope later to publish as an article. I welcome any thoughts, feedback, or contribution and ask that you not use any of this material in a written or typed form. The American church today is in […]
God redeems all things. The good, the bad, the ugly. The seen, the unseen. God takes it all and redeems it—that is that God makes all things new. There is no denying it even though we cannot always see, understand or experience it. Sometimes to see it or experience it we need to look for […]
Lent is always a powerful time for me. I never know what to expect other than God will show up and I will grow deeply. This year was no exception as nothing went as I planned and it turned out that most of it was far beyond my control. So the quote above is what […]
If Jesus is not the Son of God, if Jesus is not fully man and fully God, then what does that mean for the world? If Jesus is only a way instead of the way, if Jesus is just a good teacher then what hope do we really have for all of our burdens? […]
What is your theology of community? I am not sure that I even have a complete theology of community myself. Perhaps its because I have never really taken time to intentionally think about it. We don’t think about community as living in community is work enough. Yet, the Bible is full of imagery around community. […]
What does it mean to be a Christian? What is truly the story of faith, the good news? Last night at youth group, I gave a “salvation/good news message.” It was the first time in many years that I had the opportunity to do that and I really wrestled with it. My kids in youth […]
I don’t know about you, but I have questions about God. Better yet, I have questions for God. Then there is the short list of questions…when I come face to face with God, I have this short list. My first question: Free Will? Are you sure about that? God had a choice, He could give […]
We are redeemed. We are being redeemed. Redemption continues in our lives, community, and the world. We are called to redeem others, to redeem our world. We take our redemption for granted. We also do not fully believe our redemption. We do not posture our lives in a way that demonstrates our redemption. What drives […]
There always seems to be one more piece to the puzzle and often pieces that we just cannot find a place for. Even when the puzzle is finished, we do not always feel as though we are finished; there are more puzzles to wrestle with, to solve, to experience. This quote by Rohr is the […]
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