When You Love

When you love, you don’t think about sacrifice.

Becoming More Deeply Aligned

Prayer is not

a way of escaping the

reality of the world

but of becoming more 

deeply aligned 

with it.

Nothing So Broken

The gospel means there is nothing so broken that it cannot be mended, for Christ is making all things new.

Prayer Over Politics

If it comes down to a choice between prayer and politics,

I’ve seen what both can do.

I will choose prayer.

Every time.

Embrace This Holiness

We are holy not by keeping a moral code 

but because God has chosen us in Christ through the Incarnation. 

It is by faith that we embrace this holiness.

All in the Same Boat

Forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us

... for we are all in the same boat.

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My Failures and My Successes

Sometimes my failures all gang up and fool me about who I am.

Sometimes my successes do, too.

Faith is Awakening to the Light

Christ is the True Light 

who gives light to everyone in the world. 

Faith is an awakening to the light of 

Christ within us.

The Mystery of the Gospel

Christ is the image of the invisible God,

in whom all the fullness of divinity dwells

in bodily form, and in whom we are made 

complete and become partakers

of the divine nature.

God's Humanity and Our Divinity

Christ is God's humanity and our divinity.

Whatever is True of Christ

The Incarnation means that whatever is true of Christ in his humanity is true of us in ours. But it also means that we partake of his divinity and become by grace what Christ is by nature.

There is No Contest

When the brokenness of sin meets

the faithfulness of Christ?

No contest.

When the power of death meets

the life of Christ?

No contest.

Sin and death were doomed by the Incarnation,

when God became one with us.

Not Moralism but New Life

Christ did not come

to institute a new moralism

but to give us New Life.

Christ is God's Yes and Our Yes

Christ is not only God’s Yes to us,

He is also our Yes to God.

The Beginning of Christian Theology

Christian theology does not begin

with philosophy or theological abstraction but

with the concrete revelation of God

in Jesus Christ through

the Holy Spirit.

Until All the World is Mended

Christ inhabits every broken story 

until all the world is mended.

Christ Our Only True Reality

Christ is our only true reality.

In Him we live and move and have our being,

and in Him all things hold together.

Everything that moves away from Him

moves towards nothing.

Believe the Life of Christ in You

Believe the life of Christ in you.

Christ is God’s Elect

Christ is God’s Elect who, by the Incarnation,

has become one with all of humanity.

Nothing Depens on Our Certainty

Thank God, nothing depends on our certainty.

A Part of the Peace

Lord, keep me from being part of the strife

but make me a part of the peace. Amen.

Faith is Not About Certainty

Faith is not about certainty

but about trust.

In the Middle of Your Mess

If you are seeking Christ,

you will find Him in the

middle of your mess

and at the bottom

of your ditch.

If Ever There Was a Time

IF EVER

there was a time

when God hated anyone,

even for a moment,

it would be His undoing,

for God IS love.

The Last Word is Love

God always gets the last word,

and it is a good word: Love.

If You Would See

If you would see

the kingdom of God,

forgive one another.

The Confession that Jesus is Lord

The confession that Jesus is Lord

is a form of anarchy,

for it means that

Caesar is not.

What You Must Beware

Whatever it is for which you would be rewarded,

that you must beware.

Continually in the Presence

We live continually in the presence of Divine Love.

Eternal Life. Eternal Love. Same Things.

Eternal life. Eternal love. Same thing.

Not Even Death Can Stop It

The Resurrection of Christ means

that the love of God is truly unconditional,

for not even death can stop it.

Faith Echoes Amen to God’s Yes

Christ is God’s Yes to us.

Faith echoes Amen.

The Judgment of God Sets Us Free

The judgment of God does not come to condemn us

but to restore us. Not to enslave us

but to set us free.

A More Christ-Like Theology

Funny thing.

The more I consider Christ,

the more my theology changes

in conformity to Him ...

and that seems to be

confusing for

some people.

By Reason of His Incarnation

We are united with Christ

not by reason of our faith

but by reason of His

Incarnation.

Not a Broken Law but a Broken Relationship

Sin is not a broken law 

but a broken relationship ~ 

with God, with each other, with 

creation, even within our own

selves. Christ came to turn us 

back to God and each other, 

to restore all of creation 

and make us whole.

God’s Fullness, Our Completeness

Discipleship is learning to live 

in the fullness of God and our 

completeness in Jesus Christ.

Learning to Live in Divine Fellowship

Discipleship

is learning to live

in the divine fellowship 

of Father, Son and 

Holy Spirit.

In the Reality of King Jesus

Discipleship is learning to live

in the reality of King Jesus.

Summed Up in Christ

All humankind is summed up in Jesus Christ,

in whom God became one with us

~ even in all our brokenness.

The Truth About Who You Are

You are created in the image of God,

and there is nothing you can do that could ever change that.

It is the truth about who you are.

Without Limitation or Condition

The love, mercy and grace of God are with us always,

without limitation or condition.

There is Only the Union

There is no ‘us’ and ‘them’ in Christ.

There is only the union of all things

in heaven and on earth.

God is One, God is Love

The love of God, 

wisdom of God, justice of God, 

holiness of God — these are all one.

For God is one, and God is love.

The Repentance of Forgiveness

To forgive others requires repentance on our part.

On our own, we do not wish to forgive,

so we must turn our soul toward God,

who alone can work that

miracle in us.

The Ability to Truly Forgive

The ability to truly forgive others is a miracle, a gift of God’s grace.

True Repentance is a Gift

True repentance, the turning of the soul toward God, is a miracle, a gift of God’s grace.

The Lord Our Transfiguration

Lord, Your Transfiguration, my transfiguration.

“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s Glory, 

are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing Glory.” 

(2 Corinthians 3:18)

Transformation by the Divine Fellowship

Salvation is not so much a matter of destination 

but of transformation by the divine fellowship 

of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Light of God

The light of God

does not come to condemn us

but to free us from

our darkness.