I first saw the Epcot globe in the summer of 1984 when my family visited on a vacation. It was still a new feature in a new theme park at Disney World in Florida, having opened in 1982. That huge globe, pictured above, was for me, an impressionable ten-year old, an amazing sight to see.Continue reading “How you can see and enter God’s Kingdom – John 3:1-21, Part 3”
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Vulnerability means saying, “I don’t get it.” – Honest Advent Week 1, Part 2
For Advent 2020, we are following the themes in the book Honest Advent as we think about the gifts we can give Jesus in celebration of his birthday. As we saw in the previous post, in Week 1, we are giving him the gift of our vulnerability. To understand what vulnerability looks like, and howContinue reading “Vulnerability means saying, “I don’t get it.” – Honest Advent Week 1, Part 2″
Why we need to see God as both Father and Mother – Our Identity: In God, Part 2
The Bible says that God is not just our creator, but our parent. The Bible uses both Father and Mother imagery for God. We normally call him God, the Father. But God does not have a gender. God is not actually male. God is not human. God is a Spirit. We could be missing outContinue reading “Why we need to see God as both Father and Mother – Our Identity: In God, Part 2”
Why all Christians need to see that they are living stones and priests
We’ve been seeing lots of images of lava in the news in the last month or so, as volcanic activity has rocked Hawaii and Guatemala. Red hot glowing lava seems alive, as it crawls along the ground. But it is not alive. Lava is molten stone. There is no stone that is alive. Maybe somethingContinue reading “Why all Christians need to see that they are living stones and priests”
Why being “born again” might not be as crazy as it sounds
It is cringe-worthy. I admit it. Being born again? It just sounds weird, not to mention the baggage associated with “Born Againers” in our society. My guess is that most people don’t know what it means to be born again. Or they believe born-againers are fundamentalistic, and therefore, mean, jugdmental and harsh. But being bornContinue reading “Why being “born again” might not be as crazy as it sounds”