The Kingdom of God is …
“Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.” – Luke 17:20,21 The Kingdom of God is … […]
The Great Exchange:
Few verses in Scripture encapsulate the essence of salvation as powerfully as Galatians 3:13: “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.’” At the heart of the Christian gospel is a divine transaction—a trade so […]
God Remembers … God Forgets
“The Double”
“Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” says your God. “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” — Isaiah 40:1–2 ISAIAH 40 – There’s a profound turn of prophetic tone at the beginning […]
Kintsugi: The Paradox of Brokenness
“A Broken Life” – Psalm 51:16,17 “You will not be delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise” – Psalm 51:16, 17 Kintsugi Pottery: (金継ぎ) Kintsugi […]
“The Power of Vision”
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak …” – Habakkuk 2:3 The Power of Vision In his memoirs, Gregory Bateson, Dean of New College, Cambridge, U.K., wrote about the “Great Hall Dilmena.” New College which is part of Oxford University was started in the year 1379, and […]
“Credo Ut Intelligam” – Anselm of Canterbury
“CREDO UT INTELLIGAM” – FAITH VS INTELLECTUAL REASON In philosophy, there is often discussion concerning the differences between faith and intellectual reason, and some writers have produced a form of rationalism that brings an indictment on Christianity and believers in Christ. The words of the philosopher Rene Descartes penned in 1637, “Cogito Ergo Sum,” […]
The Vision of Visingsö
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak …” – Habakkuk 2:3 Vision is seeing the future, which causes one to plan, act, and live accordingly. The bigger the vision, the more strategy needs to be implemented and enacted upon. The term “longtermism” suggests that we are […]
“THANKS A MILLION!”
“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus, concerning you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NKJV) My wife tells me that I say “thank you” too much, and that it can sound insincere if I say it too often. I confess, I’m guilty! But I really do want to be […]
Why is it called, ‘GOOD’ Friday??
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, … he was crushed for our iniquities” – Isaiah 53:5 (NIV) HOW CAN “GOOD FRIDAY” BE GOOD? When I was young, I would think about Jesus dying on the cross. My thoughts were, “Poor Jesus. He did so much good, and he was treated so bad. Why did […]