more than a song

SETTING THE SCENE N.T Wright begins with the question, “What do people believe in when they talk about life after death?”[i] He examines three types of present day beliefs, and points out, most disturbingly, the confusion within the church regarding life after death. N.T. Wright complains that many Christians grow up assuming that whenever the [...]

In Arrival of the King, Derek Morphew talks about the responses of the coming of the Kingdom of God.  In the womb of Elizabeth the baby (John the Baptist) leaps at the news of Mary’s baby.  Elizabeth sings praises to God.  At the birth of Jesus the heavenly hosts sing and glorify God.  Throughout the [...]

God is. The God who creates from nothing. The God who reigns as King over all. The God who relates, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The God who acts and rescues. Humans, God’s image-bearers, the crowning jewel of His creation given free choice to follow or not. Even then, in the beauty and tranquility of [...]

Made in God’s image.  Reflecting His image in everything I do, each and every day.  Bearing His image at the grocery store with the rude checker, bearing His image at the bank, in line, on the freeway, at the corner where the old man asks for help, or in the work place with the difficult [...]

In the beginning God creates.  He creates something out of nothing.  He speaks and it is.  Then when all is “good”, He reaches down and takes the dust, which He created, and molds it into man.  Then, He breathes himself into this molded being.  Nothing else in His creation has received His breath.  He says [...]

Spiritually forming the next generation?  Big words, big responsibility.  Working hard to learn and understand the Word of God, the history of the church, the culture of the past and how it relates to us today.  Understanding the great responsibility that we have to teach the truth, to live the truth, to represent Jesus well, [...]

Ok, so I am relatively new to the blogging experience.    As I read through the articles and viewed the videos, I thank God for the way that His Words are alive and leap off the page to me in my daily walk with Him.  In Joshua 1:8-9, The Message says:  Don’t for a minute let [...]