I am preaching and teaching about John 8:12 this Sunday; the section where Jesus says, “I am the light….” So I’ve been thinking a lot about light and what that metaphor means. It can stand for a lot of things and in John 7 and 8 probably helps to verify Jesus’ identity as both [...]
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For some time now I have become more aware that Greek thinking has infiltrated Christian thinking in ways that are not necessarily good. Don’t get me wrong, some Greek philosophy is great and worthwhile – some however is not. This is one of those not things: the idea of a very separate soul and body. [...]
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We just got back from a wonderful vacation to California (Disneyland, Great Grandma, good friends, cousins, and fresh strawberries…but more on that later). On the way home we put on a DVD for the girls in our car, one of the best movies ever made, The Princess Bride. As I listened, it struck me how [...]
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We went to watch The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian a few days ago. I liked this movie better than The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe (though in the books it is the other way around). These stories by C.S. Lewis create deep spiritual impact on me. The major things felt after watching the [...]
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