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“Heaven is important, but it’s not the end of the world!” ...
Psalm 24 begins by proclaiming that the earth belongs to God, including everything and every person in the world. His ultimate ownership...
“I think he was a silly little man. Worthless, in fact; no use to Society at all. No practical or economic use...
Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Your righteousness is like the...
Yes, the date on the calendar is new today. But will you live as part of Christ's new creation?
The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Psalm 19:1 I grew up in Southern California. The combination of smog and ambient light from Los Angeles and its suburbs...
Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in...
You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority. Psalm 8:4 At this time of year, many churches focus on stewardship. For sixteen years as pastor of Irvine...
Groaning is a thread woven through the middle of Romans 8. As we saw in last week’s reflections, creation groans as it awaits the new creation yet to come. We join the natural...
Three times within ten verses, Romans 8 uses the unusual language of groaning. In today’s reflection, will focus on the first of these instances. Future reflections will examine the other two.In...
Romans 8:11 is, first of all, a word of hope. The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead “will give life to [our] mortal bodies.” This refers to the resurrection that is...
So many of our bloggers have clearly learned much from our hoofed, webbed, clawed, and four-legged friends.
In Genesis, we see God's power displayed through his work, the work of creating the world.
All creation displays God’s design, power, and goodness, but only human beings are said to be made in God’s image.
Power is essential to most work, and it must be exercised rightly. Psalm 136 lays out the proper use of power by...
Unlike Psalms 146, 147, and 149, Psalms 148 and 150 do not depict God at work, but skip directly to our response of praise for the work he has already done. Psalm 14...
Jesus’ discussions with Nicodemus and his disciples hold innumerable treasures. We will begin with a verse that has profound implications for human...
If it sounds as if Paul is calling us to grit our teeth and try harder to be good, then we are...
The first half of Paul’s letter to the Colossians can be summarized in nine words: Jesus made it all. Then Jesus paid...
Critical to the theology in Hebrews is that Christ created and sustains the world. He is the Son “through whom [God] also...
