Sunday night I mentioned a concept that I thought I should say more on. I mentioned that with the person of Jesus Christ, the kingdom of God broke into human history. Prior to Jesus' coming, their existed on kingdom on earth - the kingdom of this world, also called in various places, the kingdom of … Continue reading Christ and the Kingdom of God
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Lessons from the Little Drummer Boy
Ok, so it's getting to be that time of the year. I don't know why, but I have been in the Christmas 'spirit' for weeks now. Maybe it has something to do with being in a new home and wanting to celebrate our first Christmas in B-town. Don't know, but I was listening to Christmas … Continue reading Lessons from the Little Drummer Boy
The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
When we think of the love of God, we generally don't think of it as a difficult doctrine. Whe we think of God's sovereignty or wrath we do, but not his love. The title of this blog is stolen from an incredible little book by DA Carson. In it, he explores briefly five ways in … Continue reading The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
A Small Topic?
Sunday night, Bob joked about me assigning him a small topic - the love of God. A couple of things need to be said. First, in my defense, I laid out the topics and dates, he picked the date. Not my fault Bob! Second, he's absolutely right - God's love is so vast and beyond … Continue reading A Small Topic?
Christ’s Authority
Today I was reading through Luke 4 and was struck by the pictures we get of Christ's authority. I was tempted to keep reading, but felt that I needed to stop and think more about this. At the end of Matthew he says "all authority has been given to me". But what does it mean … Continue reading Christ’s Authority
God Entranced 