What else do we all want, each one of us, except to love and be loved, in our families, in our work, in all our relationships. God is Love. Love casts out fear.
Foretaste
Not Orphans
“I will not leave you orphaned,” is Jesus’ promise to us. How well he knows us. His words go to the depths of us. Down underneath the
Signal
In a world over-full with competing voices, dubious religious authorities, high-pressure political pandering, and product jingles—a world of loud talking without much actually being said,
Living Hope
…because Jesus is alive, we have a living hope. This is not ordinary hope. It is not optimism with a religious veneer. It is a hope the world cannot manufacture or manipulate—
Alive!
It tells us that God is able—able to intervene in human history. It tells us that God cannot be silenced, controlled, ignored, or shut off. Jesus is alive means that God can take our worst and make a wonder, weaving rejection, betrayal, and fear into resurrection, redemption, and reconciliation. Which means God has
Easter Effect
The good news is simple: Jesus is alive. God is trustworthy. Do not lose hope. But after the celebration comes the question: What comes next?
Discovery
The discovery that death is not after all the worst thing in the world, that there comes a time in a person’s life when they must cast their vote either to live with the dignity and the strength and
Poetic
“When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence.” Jesus is the great poetic necessity in every age.
We Confess Nothing is Impossible for God
630 years before God raised Jesus from the dead, Ezekiel saw dry bones come alive. This all started with God inviting Ezekiel to a valley of death for a chat.
We Confess We Do Not See as God Sees
Spiritual maturity begins with a confession, that we don’t see what and how God sees. Acknowledging this gap in seeing is the beginning of humility, wisdom and having a heart pleasing to God. Which is the beginning of worship. Worship: prioritizing God’s words and way in the real world;