Imagining that God’s cool with us.

Thomas Oden, on why we humans have messed up thoughts apart from God’s wisdom. [My thoughts are indented to the left and italicized.]: Modern secular piety claims on the simple grounds of creation a natural relation with God unimpeded by sin. Note: Catch that...

Not all truths are found in verses

Have you ever heard someone say, “Show me one verse that says ___________ (insert controversial/complex topic)”? Usually the words one verse are emphasized, as if to show how absurd the discussion really is, when, honestly, “We both know...

Jesus: He existed before he was born.

Yep. He was before he came: Everything that exists (other than him) came are through him. (1 Corinthians 8:6) He was rich, before he was poor. (2 Corinthians 8:9) Our place with God was secured in him (by him?) before the universe itself got rolling. (Ephesians...