Life giving, hope-filled messages and teaching.
If doubt has its cousin fear, then hope has its cousin faith.
They work together.
Doubt and fear tend to creep in unannounced, trying to disrupt and cause havoc.
Hope and faith, on the other hand, have to be found and sought out. But they are reliable and dependable. They are always there for you when you turn to them.
Read MoreIn the begining God seperated the light from the dark and created Eden where man and God lived together without judgement but humans detrayed God and chose the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and returned to the darkness. Later to show humans the way back to Eden God came to Earth in human form in Jesus, the light of the world. But in another garden Gethsemane, humans once again betrayed God and executed him, nailing him to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. However, the light could not be extinguished and Jesus rose again giving humanity a way to return to Eden and how God made them.
Read MoreOver the last 5-10 years my theology has shifted hugely, in this blog I discuss the key changes and challenge the reader to see if they agree.
Read MoreI believe something is happening, in what is termed deconstruction I see the prelude to restoration. Deconstruction is necessary to get back to the Church and faith God created. Faith before man turned it into religion. Only when the Church has undergone this process can restoration of the world take place.
Read MoreWhat do you think of when you think of the Church?
The biblical definition of church is the group of people who identify as followers of Jesus. In Ephesians 5 Scripture says The Church is the bride of Christ, and in 1 Corinthians 12 the body of Christ. The Church is a collective group whom God has equipped with the Holy Spirit so they can work in partnership with the divine to restore the world to God’s original perfect creation. The Church is beautiful, powerful, compassionate, and full of grace. The Church is as close to God in human form as it is possible to be, except for Jesus, and working everyday to become more like him.
Read MoreYes you heard me right. God is NOT in control. All my life when bad things have been going on I’ve heard this well intentioned phrase, “Don’t worry God is on control, he knows what he’s doing”. A phrase intended to comfort in difficult times. It’s time the church stopped using this phrase.
Read MoreThe number of posts I'm seeing with “All Lives Matter” or the worse "white lives matter" slogan really saddens me. It doesn't sadden me because the people posting them are necessarily racist but because it shows a huge lack of understanding which reflects the society that we live in.
Read MoreEvents like our current situation often cause people to evaluate their faith or lack of. Some people when times are difficult come closer to or discover God as their rock and comfort. Others get angry with God, questioning his motives or existence as from their perspective he is suddenly absent from the world.
I want to spend some time exploring some of these deep personal and theological questions. These are my own opinions that have come from my own reflections on Scripture, time spent with the spirit and conversations with others.
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