. 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 […]
. 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, […]
. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Who among us doesn’t yearn for justice, accountability? The evildoers. Yeah, that would be the only group. The rest of us look at people getting away with things and it leaves us feeling a range of emotions from depressed, to frustrated, to angry. Our available human recourses seem to vaporize before our eyes, and even […]
I’ve been accused (on more than one occasion) of being a dispenser of “hopium.” Perhaps it’s the plight of people with natural encouragement in their veins and fire-tested hope in their hearts. In the face of God’s discipline that some of us have experienced, a lesson learned is that there’s still hope. In the face […]
You don’t need a refuge when everything is peaceful and going swimmingly. It’s when times get tough that a refuge is sought as shelter from the storm. “The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him, but with an overwhelming flood He will make an end […]
A theologian I know lamented that “the church is functionally Marcionite…it treats the bulk of the Old Testament as non-canonical.” In other words, there is a prevailing attitude in the modern church that Jesus is the enduring “good God” of the New Testament. Oh, at one time there was a wrathful angry God of the […]
True Confession: I am a morning person. I’m typically up well before dawn. I situate myself with my Bible, my computer, and my coffee so I can watch the sun rise (which in Florida typically includes seeing the sun). Watching the sunrise each day sets my heart to right as the Bible tells me, “This […]
