Geoffrey Holsclaw
And the other thing we mostly forget. For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up […]
These 4 theses on masculinity are sure to provoke people one way or the other. These thoughts were prompted by the APA report on masculinity, discussions of toxic masculinity, my church having a panel on masculinity last week (which was amazing), 15 years of raising 2 boys, etc. Just trying get my thoughts out (see […]
“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Outside the fact that Cain had already killed is brother, this doesn’t seem like a particularly damning thing to say. Maybe somewhat calloused. Somewhat disconnected, dismissive. But in our distracted, transitory, and dispassionate culture our relational connections are pretty flimsy. Relational expectations are at an all time minimum. Ty Grigg […]
Which way are you heading? Some languages and cultures train you to know north from south, east from west. These people don’t need a GSP or a compass. Their language builds a directional guidance system into their brains. In Nuuk Thaayorre, an aboriginal language in Australia, you don’t “Hi” or “Hello” when you meet someone […]
Here is the complete series: 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6. As we saw in the last post, humanity was created in God’s image and likeness to be God’s representative in the world (royal-image), and to be God’s very representation in the world (cultic-image). God’s presence had been given to humanity (indeed, to […]
On Sunday we started new class on “God with Us: Being the Temple for the World”
I know that not everyone at Life on the Vine could make it, and perhaps others on the inter-webs might be interested, so I’m going to try and write up quick summaries of each class.
We started with the question of “What does the phrase ‘God with us’ make us think about it”? Answers ranged from this being a comforting promise to it being a truth that can seriously let us down. Is God ‘with us’ in our ideas, opinions, our community, the world? And really, how, when, and where is God ‘with us’? Is “GOD with us” or “God with US”? And what does this have to do with “salvation”, and “eschatology”, and all those other theological words?
God With Us
After this discussion I began to set the terms and outline for the class. The first is “God with us.”
For the poor you will always have with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish: but you will not always have me. (Mark 14:7) From crude realism to hopeless resignation, this quote from Jesus is confusing at best and disheartening at worst. What? So poverty and inequality are just a fact […]