Does God reign? Is he faithful? Two very big questions. Studying the books of Ezra and Nehemiah recently I've been stuck afresh by the fact that God does indeed reign and he is indeed a God of covenant faithfulness. The Jews had been in exile for 70 years. Time to get comfortable - they were … Continue reading Does God reign?
Thank God the universe isn’t closed
I don't know what your thoughts are as you begin the new year - sad, mad or glad... But here's something that makes a world of a difference - we are not living in a closed universe. Now you might be thinking, what has that got to do with it? The answer is an awful … Continue reading Thank God the universe isn’t closed
If Jesus is not God…
At Christmas we sing, "God of God, Light of Light..." They are familiar words, easily sung, yet not so easily apprehended, and sadly left out of some modern arrangements. The words of course are not original to the carol, but come from the Nicene Creed, words rooted in the word, words thought about, discussed and … Continue reading If Jesus is not God…
The Baby’s Crying…
Baby's cry, it's natural and normal, it's the first thing we listen for when they are born. Children even want their dolls to cry. And yet when it comes to Jesus we don't want it to happen and we sing with Martin Luther "no crying he makes..." That disturbs me. Why don't we think he … Continue reading The Baby’s Crying…
Here’s to a Happy Christmas!
If there's something the Christmas story brings to the fore it is the fact that the world is a stage on which a drama is taking place. Suddenly in the midst of the politics, power, and brokenness of the world of that day something happens over which neither Caesar, nor his puppet king, Herod, nor … Continue reading Here’s to a Happy Christmas!
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