Image Equals (Lent 8, 2023)

. Adam and Eve bear God’s Image equally.  Jesus may have been male while He clothed Himself with humanity, but it doesn’t mean God is male or that Eve was just an add-on…or like Prince Harry, “Spare.”  Or like her existence was only to take over if Adam dies and God needed someone to keep […]

March 2, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Not Good (Lent 7, 2023)

. In all of Scripture’s narrative of Creation, there’s only one time God says something is “not good.” Genesis 2:18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild […]

March 1, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Male and Female (Lent 6, 2023)

. In a recent installment of daily devotional thoughts regarding our having been Created in His Image, I said that “arguably” angels have not been made in God’s Image.  Today, I will explain why I believe the great theologian Calvin (who seems to have held a different opinion) is wrong.  Calvin points to Matthew 22:30 […]

February 28, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Like Him (Lent 5, 2023)

. 1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! We have been created to be like God so much so that He’d call us His children. Focus for Lent:  As a rational and relational Being, God […]

February 27, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Sabbath 1, Lent 2023

This year’s Lent Devotional Series “Created to Display His Image” resumes tomorrow after today’s Sabbath rest to meditate and worship. Today, reflect on the mystery of God’s Image.

February 26, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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In His Image and Likeness (Lent 4, 2023)

. When God created us, He created us not just in His Image, but also in His likeness.  When God created all the other animals, they were each created “according to their kinds” with the purpose of reproducing, each according to their kinds. But when God created man, in a sense, He made man according […]

February 25, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Only Human (Lent 3, 2023)

. After God created the entire Animal Kingdom except for humans, that’s when He said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness.” Only human beings bear the Image of God. No other animal does. Arguably, no angels do. Only mankind. Focus for Lent: It is a high privilege to bear God’s Image, […]

February 24, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Created for His Glory (Lent 2, 2023)

. In all the universe, there is only one Creator, and He is God alone.  His Image is beautiful and mysterious.  While Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel depiction of the creation of man might be lovely art worthy of appreciation, the truth is God doesn’t have a hand like humans do.  His Image is more than physical […]

February 23, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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At Creation-Lent 1 (2023)

Today is Ash Wednesday. The beginning of Lent is the perfect time to reflect upon who we are and our relationship to the God who created us. . God created us for His pleasure, to bring Him glory, and to accomplish this, He created us in His Image. Our purpose in living is to display […]

February 22, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Created to Display His Image-Lent 2023

Moving from Nahum’s warnings that accountability is coming, it’s a good practice to take a sober self-assessment and life inventory. That’s one of the things Lent is all about. It’s a period of 40 days (not including the Sabbath rest) to look at our hearts and lives in preparation for Good Friday’s crucifixion of our […]

February 15, 2023 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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