Gospel Resonance in Halloween
Some of the holidays in our calendar do not—at first—appear spiritual, but once we recognize that God saturates every event into which he is welcomed, then everything becomes sanctified, sacralized,…
DEATH WORKING BACKWARDS
Easter is the story of Death working backwards. With the resurrection of Jesus Christ, God began to undo the comprehensive damages of sin, restoring his Creation to its original…
GOOD FOR US, BAD FOR GOD
Good Friday is when we remember the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ at Calvary, when he offered his life in order that we might be reconciled to God. You’ve seen…
Spiritual Dryness
In my experience, spiritual dryness is a way of life for most Christians. There may be many reasons for a season of spiritual dryness but, whatever the reason, it will…
God and Gardens
I once heard a funny story about a man and his mother-in-law taking a tour of the Holy Land. While they were there, sadly, the mother-in-law died. The man called…
God’s Neighbors, Convicts and Pets
It means something to be called the friend of God. Most of us, though, don’t think of ourselves as Jesus’ friends (let alone God’s, when we make that distinction). We…
Christ became the garbage heap for all our garbage
The accounts of Jesus life are not mythological, though they are mystical; they are not fabricated, though they have been woven into Time and have reworked history around them; they…
Why did they kill Christ?
Christ made people angry. For example, Christ challenged the political assumptions of the Romans – referring to himself in lofty terms strictly reserved for Tiberius Caesar: Divine, Lord God from…
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