Straight From The Horses Mouth
Ken Silva wrote a post in response to my previous post here. He said: “Well, since he asked; I think God has revealed of Himself what He wanted us to know about Him in His inerrant, infallible, Word i.e. Holy Scripture. Therefore, any theology that’s shaped by the Bible, in context and rightly interpreted, accurately represents the size of our infinite Creator God that He …
Big Love
John Michael Talbot explores the idea of Big Love, or how much bigger God is compared to our perceptions. This video captures a lot of what I have been thinking about lately. Why do you think we try to control God? I know the easy answer is sin, but I want to go deeper than that. What is it that …
Heaven And The Kingdom Of God
Over at iMonk, the theologians are arguing over faith vs. works. I tend to stay out of those conversations because I think they are ultimately unproductive. But I wanted to call out something and get your response. Jeff Dunn, who is the publisher for iMonk quotes the following passage. This isn’t the first time I have warned you, you know. …
Confronting The Universal Nature Of Grace
This is not a post about universalism. ;-P About fourteen years ago a friend of mine, who was a pastor at a very large (1,700) church, confided that he was secretly a universalist. He believed everyone was reconciled to God through grace. When I heard the word my mind immediately shut off from the rest of what he was saying …
The Final Judgment
This post isn’t about Rob Bell. Seriously. Rob Bell has a new book coming out about heaven and hell. It’s called Love Wins. I can imagine it will sell like hotcakes because people have been wondering aloud for a long time what Rob really thinks about the nature of reconciliation, and if he a universalist. It’s an easy trick to …
The Only Constant Is Change
Where is God calling you to let go? A friend of mine recently retweeted the following, the first part of which I’ve heard many times. “The only constant is change. When I submit to that reality, creativity and passion float to the surface.” And the comment made me think about the nature of change embedded into the universe. God didn’t …
The Need For Religion
Some people do need religion. My friend Mike Todd shares some thoughts about our tension with growth played out in the idea of evolution. “The fundamental question in this line of thought is whether or not you believe in evolution. The evolution of humanity, of consciousness, of thought, and of faith. I’ve said before that I believe that God never …
Playing God – Paramore
There is a brilliance to this song. I’ll let you share what you see in it. ———————————————————————— Can’t make my own decisions or make any with precision Well, maybe you should tie me up so I don’t go where you don’t want me You say that I’ve been changing, that I’m not just simply aging Yeah, how could that be …
When Heaven Becomes Hell
A friend of mine recently said to me, “We’re going to be very surprised who we see in heaven.” The statement got me thinking about a thought exercise, which I want to invite you into. Imagine for a second that you are standing before the presence of God. You are IN heaven, per se. It’s all good for the rest …
Pouring Our Anger Onto God
Where is the safest place to put our anger? Some of you may have heard that Adam Walker Cleveland lost his twin sons in the middle of the pregnancy. It’s one of those things that has no real point of ground. There’s just no words or thoughts that can bring a sense of peace to these kind of moments. As …
