4 The goodness and kindness of God our savior appeared to save us, not because we did anything righteous, but because he is merciful. He cleansed us, made us alive, and created us anew by the Holy Spirit, whom he gives to us without measure. This is all through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, who makes...... Read More

In all their afflictions he was afflicted, and the angel of the Lord carried them. (Is. 63:9). I’ve spent two posts tip-toeing up to and around this question of what is real and how we can tend to escape into fantasy rather than live in reality – the reality of who we are, what we...... Read More

Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6) By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going (Hebrews 11:8). If you read this blog on a regular basis, you may...... Read More

The Alelyon (one another) passages in the New Testament: Do not lie to each other but speak the truth to each other in love. (Ephesians 4:14, 25; Colossians 3:9) – Part 3 In Book 7 of his Confessions, the early church writer Augustine speaks of discovering that all that is true in the world comes...... Read More

In my last post, I used the opening of the Lords prayer, “Our Father,” to begin an extended discussion on faith. Before pushing further into Jesus’ famous words, I thought it might be good to take a look at one feature of being a child of our father – the scary good truth of dependence....... Read More

Don’t you wish God was simple? What about believing in God, or knowing how to handle the regular moral and relational dilemmas that we face? Wouldn’t it be a relief to have a collection of Bible texts that could take us, step by step, through each day and each day’s demands? After all, life is...... Read More