In one sense we are always traveling, and traveling as if we did not know where we were going. In another sense we have already arrived. We cannot arrive at the perfect possession of God in this life, and that is why we are traveling and in darkness. But we already possess Him by grace, [...]
I am fascinated by our need to mark “significant” anniversaries. Tomorrow marks 10 years since September 11, 2001. I think many people will be writing about what they were doing that day, or reposting journal entries or recalling phone conversations they had. Though I had been journalling regularly for a few years at that point, [...]
“When I look back on my own conversion, I cannot credit a gospel tract or an altar call or an exposition of John 3:16. I had encountered these things many times over in childhood and had learned to mistrust them because of the lies my church in the fundamentalist South had told me. Rather, nature, [...]
This is the most rough draft-ish of any of the sections I’ve posted so far but it’s complete enough that I’ll post it for now. If nothing else it at least proves I’m continuing to work on my thesis! I’ve got two sections which are currently partly written and a conclusion to polish and then [...]
Robin M. Jensen writes on page 3 of her book The Substance of Things Seen, “…times have changed, and even the most staid churches are starting to incorporate art into their worship… but I worry that too often art is perceived as a kind of ‘extra’ offering, meant for those of us who can appreciate [...]
