God’s gutsy love
(RE)UNION STUDY 4 OF 10 – Read chapter 7 of (re)union God is love. ~ The Apostle John (1 John 4:8, 16) I believe these are the three most beautiful words strung together in the English language: God is love. However,…
God with us
(RE)UNION STUDY 3 of 10 – Read Chapter 6 of (re)union During WWII, the Nazi soldiers had the phrase “Gott Mit Uns” (God With Us) inscribed on belt buckles and rings. I used to own one of these belt buckles as…
Taking off the tongue screws
(RE)UNION STUDY 2/10 Welcome back to our (re)union series! In my last post I explained how this blog is being hijacked for the next few weeks while we work through the content of my new book, (re)union, via our current teaching…
And now for something completely different
(RE)UNION STUDY 1 OF 10 This blog is being hijacked! As of this week, my new book, (re)union: the good news of Jesus, for seekers, saints, and sinners, is available online and in stores everywhere. Also starting this weekend at The…
Together for the gospel
In Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. (Romans 12:5) Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:3) “Though we cannot think alike,…
Kingdom vs caliphate
“We’ve got to protect our borders.” A man named Hank approached me after a talk about Jesus’ way of peace that I gave at a church in the United States, and this is how he started a conversation. “Tell me…
Understanding atonement
And now it’s time to get our theology egghead caps on… At the core of the gospel stands the cross of Christ. All Christians agree that Jesus accomplished our salvation through his sacrificial death on the cross. No debate. At…
The scandal of particularity
When I was young, I wondered why Jesus didn’t come to earth as a woman (they seemed smarter to me). I also wondered why Jesus hadn’t come as an Irishman (our family is part Irish), or even as a three-toed…
Arrival
DO NOT READ THIS! … Until you’ve seen the movie Arrival. I’m talking about one of my favourite recent movies here. I even got my name in “Heptapod” as a gift from one of my daughters. (Okay, there is no…
God’s love life: You, me, & the Trinity
The Bible begins at, well, the beginning. “In the beginning God…” Before the big bang there was a Big Bang-er. And that explosive, universe-creating Force behind everything is pure Love. The essence of God is identified only three times in Scripture,…