Which Will You Be?

Haters are gonna hate.

Lovers are gonna love.

Which will you be?

Not Certainty But Trust

Faith is not so much about certainty 

as it is about trust.

Ready to Forgive, Ready to Pray

If we are not ready to forgive

those who have sinned against us,

we are not ready to pray

the prayer Jesus
taught us.

Unforgiveness is a Road Block

When we are unwilling to forgive,

we are putting up a roadblock

to what God wants to do

in us and in the world.

Christians are Whacked Out People

Christians are those whacked-out people 

who believe that God has, in Christ, 

broken the power of sin and 

conquered death on our behalf, 

and that this changes everything.

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.