Geoffrey Holsclaw
Jesus breaks the “in group” bias of forgiveness for those like us and the “out group” fault-finding of those others. In the presence of an enemy, will we… • Attack, or attune?• Escalate, or empathize?• War, or reconcile? It is clear how God responded… “While we enemies, we were reconciled to God through the […]
Thinking the truth of sexual abuse would be a distraction means we don’t know the gospel of the crucified and risen Lord, and that we have a disembodied faith. The disembodied faith of SBC leadership causes 3 tragic results… • The debasement of bodies (primarily of women and minorities)• The distortion of truth (as a […]
As I continue reflecting and growing in my awareness of God’s love for me, I’m thinking of enemies. Seems Christians on both sides are done with their enemies on the other side, would rather they just disappeared (or were destroyed). But God demonstrates a different kind of enemy-love. What Enemies Reveal Like weakness, the presence […]
Jesus tells—commands us—not to worry. But this isn’t about attacking our emotions. But attaching to God. This command isn’t about changing how we feel. It’s about changing our perspective. This command isn’t about denying our emotions. It’s about shifting how we see and what we seek. This shift comes from looking down, up, and around. Read Luke […]
Death, for Christians, is the ultimate act of exploring, travelled from the secure base of attachment in God. In peace and joy we enter the unknown, knowing—even there—God is WITH US. When we are secure in God then God is both our safe haven and secure base. And from this secure base we can move […]