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.