God Chose All Humanity in Christ

God chose all humanity in Christ 

through the Incarnation, when God became a man. 

That is the glory of Christmas.

By Following the Spirit

We fulfill the Law not by following the Law

but by following the Spirit,

whose fruit is love.

We are Always Reaching Out

We are always reaching out for God and each other.

We just very often do not realize it.

Christ the Lens and Context

Christ is the lens through which we read the Scripture,

the context by which we understand the world.

Every Moment and My Identity in Christ

Every moment, 

regardless of season or circumstance,

is an opportunity for me to become

what God has created me to be

~ to discover my

true identity

in Christ.

Because Tomorrow May Be Your Turn

Weep with those who weep, 

for tomorrow it may be your turn. 

And rejoice with those who rejoice. 

Same reason.

Doing Good Theology

When we love well,

we are doing good theology,

for God is love.

Discovering Our True Selves

The good news of the gospel is that in Jesus Christ 

we discover our true selves being renewed 

to the image of our Creator, 

and so become who 

we really are.

Allowing God’s Forgiveness a Place in Us

To the extent we are willing to forgive others, 

we are allowing God’s forgiveness

a place in us.

Jesus Came for All

Jesus has never been about the difference 

between us and them.

 He came for all.

All Are Chosen in Christ

The good news of the gospel is that we are chosen in Christ 

for the unity of all things in heaven and on earth 

... which means that all are chosen.

God's New Creation in Christ

The good news of the gospel 

is that you and I are part of 

God’s new creation 

in Christ.

Jesus Has Joined Himself to Us

The good news of the gospel is that 

Jesus has joined Himself to us. 

This changes everything. 

Literally.

Jesus My Healer

Today I partake of Jesus my healer,

in whom I am made whole.

Free Will and the Divine Image

The love of God 

burns away all our delusions 

so that our wills may be truly free 

and we may become 

the divine image God 

created us to be.

God in Christ, Christ in Me

Today I contemplate God in Christ and Christ in me. 

It is a good day.

You Cannot Experience God Second Hand

You cannot experience God second hand.

The Glory of God, the Humility of Christ

The glory of God and the humility 

of Christ are the same thing.

The Passion of Man & the Disintegration of the World

The passion of the bird is to fly, and of the fish, to swim. In this way they honor the God who made them and what they were created to be. Likewise, the passion of man is to worship and adore in holy fellowship. But when the object of our worship is anything less than God, the world disintegrates.

The Revelation of Glory Requires No Evil

The manifestation of evil 

is not in any way necessary 

for the glory and goodness of God 

to be revealed.

Embracing the Truth

Faith does not make the gospel and our place in it true. 

Faith embraces the truth of it.

Mercy IS God's judgment.

Mercy IS God's judgment.

Knowing the Story from the Inside

The story the Scriptures tell looks very different from the outside than it does from the inside, where we realize we are part of it. It is only from the inside that we begin to understand it as the story of the gospel, the story of Christ ~ and truly good news.

Freedom and Who We Really Are

Freedom is not the power to change who we really are 

but the grace to discover who you really are in God.

It Frees Our Wills

The love of God never forces our wills

... it frees our wills.

Faith Looks Like Following

Faith in Christ looks like following him.

In Everyone You Meet

Christ is the True Light who gives light to all the world. 

Look for His light in everyone you meet.

No Rightful Place

Neither death nor evil nor sin have any purpose, any rightful place in God's creation. They are imposters, detracting from life and good and wholeness. But their power has been broken at the Cross, where they were shown to be the frauds they are, and they are destined for destruction.

Follow the Light

Christ, the True Light

who gives light to everyone,

has come into the world.

Follow Him.

My Proverb and My Psalm

Teach me today, Lord Jesus,

for You are my proverb and my psalm,

my wisdom and my praise.

The Inevitable Consequence of the Incarnation

The Cross was the inevitable consequence of the Incarnation, 

when He who is infinite life joined Himself to a humanity bent toward death 

~ it could only ever result in Resurrection.

O Glorious Entanglement

Christ has irrevocably, inextricably 

entangled Himself with all humanity ~ 

the Incarnation cannot be undone. 

O Glorious Entanglement 

that saves the whole world!

Becoming Our True Selves

Christ became a human being that we

might become our true selves

and know real freedom.

Not Will to Power

God is Love ...

not Will to Power.

No Other Reason Required

I desire no other reason 

for doing good then 

that God is love and 

Jesus is Lord.

Because of Whose We Are

We are holy 

not because of what
we do or don't do 

but because of 

whose we are.

The Faithfulness That Defines Us

We are not defined 

by our faithfulness to God 

but by God's faithfulness

to us.

The Eternal Bliss

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

lead us all in into the eternal bliss

of Your divine fellowship. Amen.

A Trinitarian Prayer

It’s Not About Divine Anger Issues

The cross was not a 

management tool for 

God’s anger issues ...  and

Jesus was not being 

co-dependent.

Not a Sin Management Program

The gospel is not a 

sin management

program.

Unconditional, Not Co-dependent.

Love is unconditional 

... not co-dependent.

To Set Us Free

Christ did not come 

to hold us accountable for sin 

but to set us free from 

the bondage of sin.

What Counts

What counts, 

the apostle Paul said, 

is faith expressing itself through love. 

God is love, and faith in God 

looks like 

love.

The Ability to Pour Himself Out for Love

The glory of God 

is not found in the will to power 

but in the will to love. 

The greatness of God 

is not found in the ability to take 

but in the ability to 

pour Himself out 

for love.

Wherever the Will of God is Done

Wherever the will
of God is done on earth
as in heaven, there we find the
kingdom of God. And there
heaven and earth have
become one.

Jesus knew how to multiply 

five loaves and two fish 

to feed five thousand. 

He knows how to multiply 

his body and his blood 

to feed us all.

Joining Together Heaven and Earth

The Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ

and the Descent of the Holy Spirit

at Pentecost join together

Heaven and Earth.

The Manifestation of Divine Love

God is love.

The will of God being done
on earth as it is in heaven

is nothing else but

the manifestation

of love.

The Will of God in One Word

The will of God for you and me,

in one word: Love ...

to love and

be loved.