There's something about fireworks that just mesmerizes me. This last July 4th, we watched fireworks over Tichigan Lake with some friends. I love the fact that the conversations of adults and the activity of kids is tamed down to 'oohs' and 'aahs' at the show before us. I love it when a resonant boom echoes …
Jesus is the Lamb
The second thought of my reflections from reading Scripture the other day is this: Jesus is the Lamb. In Revelation chapter five, when the elder directs John to see the "Lion of Judah" who is alone worthy to open the scroll of God, John sees something quite unexpected. He does not see a lion at …
Jesus is the Lion
When reading Scripture the other day, there were two parallel thoughts that leaped out of Amos and Revelation to capture my mind. The first is this: Jesus is the Lion. The LORD roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers. (Amos 1:1) The …
All Together: Body and Spirit
I’ve been thinking about my body a lot recently. I know that sounds weird – maybe even a bit psychotic – but give me a minute here. I’ve been thinking about my body and the fact that I live in it. I know, this sounds even more like I need to go to the nut-house …
What I Learned from ‘Leaving Church’ (pt 3)
What if the church was ‘more like a way station than a destination’? When I first became a Christian, I read an article by J. I. Packer that introduced me to the idea of the church as a hospital. The gist of Packer’s thought, as I recall, was that church is a community where we …
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