Eugene Peterson says this about the final book of the Bible, “We do not read the Revelation to get additional information about life and faith in Christ. We have read it all before in law and prophet, gospel and epistle. Everything in the Revelation can be found in the previous sixty-five books of the Bible. The Revelation adds nothing of substance to what we already know. The truth of the gospel is already complete, revealed in Jesus Christ. There is nothing new to say on the subject. But, there is a new way to say it. We read the Revelation not to get more information but to revive our imaginations. The imagination is our way into the divine imagination, permitting us to see wholly - as whole and holy- what we perceived as scattered, as order what we perceives as random.”
Eugene Peterson says this about the final book of the Bible, “We do not read the Revelation to get additional information about life and faith in Christ. We have read it all before in law and prophet, gospel and epistle. Everything in the Revelation can be found in the previous sixty-five books of the Bible. The Revelation adds nothing of substance to what we already know. The truth of the gospel is already complete, revealed in Jesus Christ. There is nothing new to say on the subject. But, there is a new way to say it. We read the Revelation not to get more information but to revive our imaginations. The imagination is our way into the divine imagination, permitting us to see wholly - as whole and holy- what we perceived as scattered, as order what we perceives as random.”
Take care of your heart, that the seed might find good soil...
"Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden...." what a fantastic invitation Jesus gives us in this difficult journey of life!
Barb Page wa our clerk of session for 24 yrs. Hear her testimony to God's grace in her life.
"The truth, even though I cannot feel it right now is that I am the chosen child of God, precious in God's eyes, called the beloved from all eternity and held safe in an everlasting embrace...." Henri Nouwen.
Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers
Pentecost is the day we celebrate the Hoy Spirit coming and dwelling with us.
The Church is always one generation away from extinction...
The last chapter of Romans is thick with insights into the importance of the church community.
What are you willing to fight for?
Loving our neighbor means not using our liberty to harm them. Listen in on Romans 15...
We liv in two kingdoms- on that is coming, and one that is fading. Sometimes they overlap, and often times they don't. How are Christians to live in this tension?
Beginning with Romans ch. 12 and continuing through chapter 16, Paul gives us the 'now what' part of his magnum opus. What are the consequences for our lives as Christians, given all the gospel truth in the previous 11 chapters.