I love the truth that God is sovereign. Reign is a part of that word when dissected. I also know there are people who blame God for this broken world. “If He is sovereign, then why the big mess?” What happens between God’s will and our will? There is a tension between cause and effect….
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Back to the Future
In my neighborhood many drive Tesla’s. I’m a fan of Elon Musk but he is a character and I’m not sure what side of history or eternity he will land. He has made billions by founding or investing in a variety of forward-thinking tech companies. He loves space and is fixated on one particular letter…
Not Cousins
Compare the Old Testament promises to us with the New Testament. The old leads to a new and inclusive salvation. Israel was set apart then confronted with Jesus. It did not go well. When I think of the state of the world today and the persecution of the Jews, I feel as if we are…
Borders Are Not Evil
There is an impressive account in the book or Joshua, chapter six, on the walled city of Jericho. I cannot remember any account in God’s word where any wall is referred to as evil. Some walls secured cities where the worshipers of idols resided. Felling the wall employed priests and musicians, but however it happened,…
Do I Have To Be Nice
We are supposed to show care and spread joy. I thought I was doing that today but it ended feeling like a sucker punch. My fault was in not following directions. Jesus is clear in these points – that are not parables. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with…
We Are Most Welcome
Guilt would hold us all back but we have been made a most welcome people into the presence of our holy God. To rehearse the transaction, God has always been, then the creation, the fall, the Children of Abraham, Jesus Christ, the Spirit and Church, our time, then Jesus returns and the new creation. We…
Blood On The Post
With every film rendition of what the original Passover scene looked like, I look away. It is usually a dark misty thing and then you hear the crying and then, recently, I saw a film that had ghosts walking around Egypt. If it’s not in the Bible don’t put it in your film! That one…
Does 2 x 2 Include You?
As Jesus sent out His disciples, 2 X 2, not everyone was sent. We know there were more than 12 disciples based on the crowds described in the four gospel books. On that day Jesus selected 12 and equipped 12. Luke 9:1-2 reads, “And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority…
About Freedom?
This may sound like a political post but it has to do with freedom, including religious freedom. That is a commodity that is scarce in too many places. North Korea is the worst expression of the removal of religious freedom. I think the US is becoming a challenge by conforming to the world more than…
Baby Baby Baby
We are all born without sin until we sin. Yes – our freedom of choice predisposes us to make God-opposing choices. I’ve never looked at a precious baby to not think he/she perfect – for now. So what is this sin-curse. Do we have choices? Did the devil make me do it? Genesis Chapter three…