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We Too Have Ascended With Him – A Meditation for Ascension Day
Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated … Continue reading
Posted in Ascension, Church Fathers
Tagged ascension, body of christ, heaven, hope, love
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Something Strange is Happening…
Something strange is happening—there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh … Continue reading
Posted in Church Fathers, Easter, Holy Week, Soteriology (Salvation)
Tagged adam, cross, death, holy saturday, hope, inaugurated eschatology, life, patristics, restoration, resurrection, Sin
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Out of Exile: When the Day of Pentecost Had Fully Come (Part 4)
As we continue to explore the meaning of Pentecost in light of the narrative of Old Testament history, today our journey brings us to Ezekiel 37. In this passage, the prophet Ezekiel is given a vision in which he sees … Continue reading
The Coming Justice of God – The Great Reversal
Scripture speaks repeatedly of a coming “great reversal” when God will right all wrongs and heal all hurts – the justice or “righteousness of God.” This will affect all areas of life and society – ecological, agricultural, economic, political, physiological, … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphany, Eschatology (Last Things), Isaiah
Tagged hope, justice, justification, righteousness
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An Advent Meditation on the Nature of Hope
The following is an excerpt from the book that has likely had the singular most significant impact on my life outside the Bible, Theology of Hope by Jurgen Moltmann. Since the Advent season is significantly centers around our hope in … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Eschatology (Last Things)
Tagged Advent, hope, Jurgen Moltmann, promise, suffering
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Resurrection and New Creation (Part 2) – Whirlwind Tour of the Gospel of John
When Jesus rose from the dead, splendor returned to the world. From the depths of death’s dark gloom, Jesus emerged triumphant and the light of new life shone out permeating the entire earth. God’s redemptive purpose to not abandon the … Continue reading
