We, too, are in-between people: we wait for the Kingdom of God to appear visibly while living internally under its sway. Like John the Baptist, we are called to preach to others to repentance as we point them to Christ, the sin-bearer. In anticipation, we yearn to see Christ face-...
MPOX does not exist as anything more than a marketing construct to boost stocks create fear and fuck the public. What kind of sick society hacks off part of natural body function? The Unintact States of America (USA) allows and celebrates this torture th
Aleph walked behind—every now and then quieting the motion of the bearers by a word, and once or twice venturing to draw aside the curtain and inquire in a grave, sympathetic way h ow the lady wa s enduring the jolting. The answer was satisfactory and cordial : and when the house ...
Instead, I am referring to the unique beauty we each hold as His image bearers. Each one of us is uniquely important, each one of has has different strengths, weaknesses, dreams, talents, and hopes. This is beautiful, and we should celebrate and appreciate these differences. Instead, we ...
To put a point on my argument, I am reminded of the story of Jonathan in 1 Samuel 14. A massive Philistine horde stands ready to descend on Saul’s men, save for a ravine between the two encampments. Jonathan and his armor bearer sneak off and move toward the enemy. Jonathan suggests...
humankind in God’s own image. The idea is that we are all created in God’s image and that whatever it may mean that we are created in God’s image remains with us and in us as we live the life God has given to us. God has left a mark on us. We are bearers of God’s ...
That is what I envision happening when the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary and she became the bearer of the Christ-child (Luke 1:35). If we, as the United Methodist Church, are to bear Christ to the world with our unique and vital theology of grace, then we must be willing to be ...
The first steps are easy. Find out who lives within the church’s spiritual reach and what their felt needs are. You may discover that the neighbors are demographically different in socio-economic or cultural ways, but remember always, they are also fellow image bearers who want to know peac...
invited my wife and into attend a weekly meeting they were hosting in their home under the Ministry name the Father had given him called “Ministry Matrix”. Shortly thereafter the Lord led me to take the position known which is referred to as an “Armor Bearer”. Then in November of 2007...
endured such humiliation and hardship. Joseph rose to prominence in Egypt. Daniel distinguished himself under several kings in Babylon. Mordechai achieved some success in Susa, and Esther became queen of the Persian Empire. Nehemiah was cupbearer to Artaxerxes, and Ezra and Ezekiel ministered free...