HE>I
It's true that He is greater than I. It's a bit of an understatement, right? One hundred is greater than 99. And God's omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, omnibenevolence, and omnificence are greater than my very limited analogs. Both are true, but the scale of the comparison is so different.
It's also true that I'm not nothing. You're not nothing. We are not worms, as some have taught. Each of us has been created in God's image to bear his image. In limited ways, we project God's glory individually and together.
Elder to Elder
To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed: Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. — 1 Peter 5:1-3
Elder isn't a title given to people who run things. Instead, it should be the natural outcome of life with God over many years.
To Make Him Known
For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. — Acts 17:23
Some know about God in rather legalistic ways. Others have a yearning for goodness, diginity, and justice, but don't know where to look. Paul's ministry is the same: "Let me introduce you to Someone you need to know, and know very well."
- love
- Holy Spirit
- humility
- church
- politics & society
- mission & witness
- holiness
- parable & metaphor
- identity
- eternal life
- doubt & deconstruction
- leadership
- grace
- justice
- scripture
- spiritual life
- advent & christmas
- poverty & compassion
- imagination & creativity
- technology & ai
- knowing God
- human dignity
- faith & trust
- incarnation & cross
- kingdom of God
- community
- reconciliation
- spiritual formation
- epistemology
- prayer
- gratitude
- culture
- creation & nature
- discipleship
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.