Sin separates us from intimacy with God.
In the beginning, perfect intimacy existed between God and man, between God and woman, and between man and woman. That intimacy was broken by sin. Adam and Eve doubted God’s care for them and chose to trust the word of another over the word of God. Trust is essential [...]
Archive for March, 2007
The Road to Intimacy – Part 2
Posted in "the fall", gospel, intimacy on March 31, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The Road to Intimacy – Part 1
Posted in "the fall", gospel, intimacy on March 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am including the contents of a women’s devotional I put together a few years ago. I am revisiting it in response to Scot McKnight’s teaching on “mistakes missional gospel folks need to avoid.”
Please comment and let me know which mistakes I may not have avoided well in this piece. I will include the whole [...]
Generation Transformation
Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Depending on which book you read, I belong to the generation of Busters or the beginning of what is sometimes called Gen-X. Regardless of what you call me, I am part of a generation in the midst of transition. Some people in my age group are firmly rooted in their modern way of thinking and [...]
Creativity and the nature of humanity
Posted in art, creativity, human nature, imagination on March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When we speak of art, more often than not, we are referring to the visual arts. But art has a much broader definition than merely referring to painting or sculpture. Music, painting, literature, dance, are some examples of creative activities that are commonly referred to as art. But what about computer generated images? Or landscaping?
Francis [...]
Darkness before Dawn
Posted in dispair. dark, light on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dark, black, night – darker stillBlackness complete, surrounding, engulfing, suffocating, immersing, infusing, continuingWill it ever end?Darkest – no light at all, no star light, no street light, no night light, no fire light, Not even a spark in the air, on the ground, in the skyComplete, utter, total, absolute darknessIf God is light, how can [...]
