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It would be just like him

The God of the Bible looks like Jesus, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being. It would be just like him to go to the cross.

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Practicing Our Scales

Imagine if our walk with Christ, representing his kingdom in the world, were as practiced and pure as Hania Rani’s fingers on the piano keys.

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Rescue

I practice the spiritual discipline of rescuing earthworms on paved surfaces. It's a reminder to me that I can pause what I'm doing, get a little dirty, and help. Also, that I've been given the responsibility to care.

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Your Roots Are Showing

The life that I bring to the world can only be found in my attachment to Christ. His presence with me is essential.

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Connection

I live in a U.S. county with traffic problems. It's a peninsula, and what's not swamp land has been developed. Building new roads is difficult and expensive. Making things worse, roads that could connect don't.

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What's in the Bowl?

During a spring trip, my wife and I purchased a glass bowl. It's colorful and handmade. When I turn the bowl upside down, nothing falls out. Does that make it empty?

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Altogether Other

Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.' — Lev. 19:2

Hallowed be your name. Holy is your name. God's name is his nature and reputation. To identify as holy is to say 'I am distinct. Completely other. Not like the world systems, your idols, or your kings and princes.' Then God tells us to be holy too, to bear his reputation faithfully. To not take his name in vain.

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Where the Lord Dwells

More modern translations of The Lord's Prayer read, "Our Father in heaven." Traditional versions read, "Our Father, who art in heaven." Something I like about the traditional is the word who. The Father is not a force, but a person. Spirit, not human, but one person of the Trinity. We are related to him. We can trust him.

The Father dwells in a realm untainted by sin, a paradise brimming with beauty, goodness, truth, and love. Shalom. It's a place, a home, we innately long for.

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Our Father

Jesus taught us how to pray. I don't think it's a rote prayer, but training wheels for together time. It begins "Our Father." From the first word, I see I'm not praying in isolation. Even if I am alone, I come as a part of 'we come.' This is a family space, something emphasized by God's name: Father.

I am a father, but not like this father. My moods can influence my interactions. This Father is never weary, never insecure, never anxious. This Father is unending unconditional love.

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