BECOMING NEW
In three of the gospels we have the account of the Transfiguration of Jesus. Transfiguration means a complete change of form or appearance into a […]
Journals
GETTING PREPARED
Mark Nepo writer and poet wrote, “The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.” This so perfectly describes the Kingdom […]
SMALL KINDNESSES
Danusha Laméris, a contemporary poet on the value of small kindnesses: “I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walkdown a crowded aisle, people pull in […]
TWO LEVELS OF FELLOWSHIP
There are two levels of fellowship development in how our Christian formation is determined in the Bible record (especially The Acts of the Apostles) and […]
MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB
“Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” It […]
GOD’S IMAGE
Modern medicine and the doctors of this science are given the responsibility to keep us looking like we were made in ‘God’s image’ and I […]
DIVINE SUBSTANCE
St. Cyril of Jerusalem (313-386) wrote:“For we do not explain what God is but candidly confess that we do not have exact knowledge concerning Him. […]
JUST DO THIS
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) philosopher and teacher wrote: “Jesus told us explicitly what to do. We have a manual, just like the car owner. He told […]
HOLY SPIRIT GIFTS AND THE KINGDOM
The kingdom operates on an extreme platform of unchanging ideals. The ways of the Kingdom form the planks of the platform. The ways mentioned by […]
COMPLETE FULFILLMENT
When Jesus came in the flesh (incarnation) to ‘fulfill all righteousness’ (Matthew 3:15) a very powerful and glorious thing happened. He came as God, Priest, […]