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The heavens declare the glory of God – the whole creation has been groaning.
(Psalm 19:1 & Romans 8:22)
How do we make sense of a planet that simultaneously sings and sobs?
In the beginning, God gave a spoken word performance of cosmic proportions.
And God said…
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What makes Erik, Erik? What is my essence? If my physical body is taken away from me what then defines me? If my resurrection body will be different from my current body then how will I be known? Even Jesus, after His resurrection, wasn’t immediately recognized by Mary at the open tomb or by His disciples on the road…..
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in…..
I find it quite interesting that when the world drowns in despair it tends to grab for a spiritual life preserver. Even when our secular political leaders are confronted with global tragedy they ask us to extend thoughts and prayers to the afflicted. I believe that this is a tacit admission that the most evolved creatures on the planet often times…..
I’d like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I’d like to hold it in my arms
And keep it company
I’d like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older, Shorter of breath and one day closer to death. (Time – Pink Floyd)
I remember, as a child, feeling like…..
We often hear our friends and neighbors speak about their search for God. We admire their noble spiritual detective work, but we feel the need to interrupt their investigation and ask them who is the one who is really lost? God or them? While searching for a god or god-like state may be true other faith traditions, it’s…..
And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”
Every person must answer this question.
And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
The world is more than happy to tell us that Jesus was a…..
Christianity isn’t intellectual assent but rather relationship commitment. It isn’t a Jesus admiration society but a nuptial celebration. I think the solemnity of this decision is what gives seekers pause – counting the cost of what they will have to leave behind makes them weak in the knees.
Weighed down by the gravity of the decision they fail to see that…..
We humans have a notorious knack for minimizing our faults. We know we should behave better than we do but rather than appealing to a higher standard we use our fellow-man as a yardstick. Acutely aware of our own faults we temper our disappointment by scrutinizing the behavior of our neighbor and concluding we aren’t so bad after…..
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