Clicking Around the God Channels
John 14:1-4 (NRSV) [Jesus said,] “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place […]
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The First Lie Wins
John 18.28-38 (CEB) The Jewish leaders led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s palace. It was early in the morning. So that they could eat the Passover, the Jewish leaders wouldn’t enter the palace; entering the palace would have made them ritually impure. So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What charge do […]
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Rocketing Toward The Fringe
Isaiah 43:18-19 Don’t remember the prior things; don’t ponder ancient history. Look! I’m doing a new thing; now it sprouts up. Don’t you recognize it? I’m making a way in the desert, paths in the wilderness. Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I […]
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Ripples in Reality
Galatians 6.7-10 (CEB) Make no mistake, God is not mocked. A person will harvest what they plant. Those who plant only for their own benefit will harvest devastation from their selfishness, but those who plant for the benefit of the Spirit will harvest eternal life from the Spirit. Let’s not get tired of doing good, […]
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Improvising Scripture
Last week we discussed jazz improv as a model for postmodern religion Jazz solos build from a common foundation—a song or chord changes everyone knows. Still, each solo is unique. Similarly, Christianity and Islam are riffs on Judaism. Based on an Abrahamic foundation, they add new theological and civil concepts to the mix. Religion develops […]
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Improvising Religion
Scripture Reference (NIV): Genesis 1.1-5 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the […]
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Threads of Humanity
Ecclesiastes 4.7-12 (CEB): Next, I saw under the sun something else that was pointless: There are people who are utterly alone, with no companions, not even a child or a sibling. Yet they work hard without end, never satisfied with their wealth. So for whom am I working so hard and depriving myself of enjoyment? […]
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Rediscovering Wisdom
Sirach 24.1-22 (CEB): Wisdom will praise herself, and she will boast in the midst of her people. In the assembly of the Most High, she will open her mouth, and in the presence of God’s heavenly forces, she will boast: “I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and I covered the earth […]
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Harmonizing
Scripture Reference John 1.1-5 (CEB): In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word was with God in the beginning. Everything came into being through the Word, and without the Word nothing came into being. What came into being through the Word was life, and […]
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Everybody Plays The Fool
Psalm 14.1-6 (CEB): Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt and do evil things; not one of them does anything good. The Lord looks down from heaven on humans to see if anyone is wise, to see if anyone seeks God, but all of them have turned bad. Everyone is […]
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