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A little girl’s letter to God

A quote from one of my theology books: “In 2011, a six-year-old girl wrote a letter to God, asking “how he got invented.” Her father sent a copy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the noted theologian Rowan Williams (born 1950), asking him if he would like to comment. Williams replied as follows:

Dear Lulu,

Nobody invented me – but lots of people discovered me and were quite surprised.  They discovered me when they looked round at the world and thought it was really beautiful or really mysterious and wondered where it came from. They discovered me when they were very very quiet on their own and felt a sort of peace and love they hadn’t expected. Then they invented ideas about me – some of them sensible and some of them not very sensible. From time to time I sent them some hints – especially in the life of Jesus – to help them get closer to what I’m really like.”   (Christian Theology, Alister McGrath, pg. 135)

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Paradoxical Prophecies

I was noticing in chapter two of Haggai the amazing prophecies given to encourage God’s people after the Exile. Their entire country had been riven by civil war, then devastated and destroyed by foreign invaders and carried into exile because of sin. It must’ve seemed to them that they’d been abandoned by God. But now He wanted them to stir themselves up again, to realize they were still His people, He still had a purpose for them, and He wasn’t through with them. Continue reading “Paradoxical Prophecies”

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Outrageous and Appalling

The other day, I was listening to a YouTube clip featuring Dr. Hugh Ross, a Christian astrophysicist, and Ravi Zacharias, one of the greatest apologists of our time. Both men are so brilliant and both speak with great wisdom, gentleness and care. It seems that never does a rash, brash, unkind or poorly-thought-out word proceed from either man’s lips. They’re some of the best spokespeople for Christianity you could ever hear in our time. You can hear it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYBHacV9vPU&t=1193s and the part I’m describing starts 19 minutes in… Continue reading “Outrageous and Appalling”

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The Message on the Mountains, Ps. 121:1 & 2

My wife and I used to live in El Paso, Texas, where I was the pastor of a church called Jesus Chapel. Three different years, we called the church to prayer and fasting at the start of the new year. As we prayed over El Paso and its sister city in Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, we could see two prominent features that dominate this area –  a place called Mount Cristo Rey in El Paso, and the mountain in Juarez where it is written in white letters, “La Biblia es la verdad; Leela!” (The Bible is the truth – read it!) It occurred to me then that those two prominent features of that community tell us practically all we need to know for a successful life here on earth and hereafter! I preached a message about it back in 2011. But this week, one of the lectures I was listening to directed our attention to Ps. 1 & 2, and I saw that those psalms convey the same message! I just had to share it with those of you who check this website… Continue reading “The Message on the Mountains, Ps. 121:1 & 2”

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Life as a Seminary Student

Wow, it’s interesting being a seminary student, especially at 62 years of age! Interesting, but strange. Great in some ways, but very odd in others.

Yesterday, I spent an entire day reading. I’m not sure I’ve ever done that, just read for an entire day? Then there was about an hour-long online lecture at night. The only time I went outside was just for about an hour to ride my bicycle through our community, then I jumped into our icy pool for a short time, and it was back to reading. Continue reading “Life as a Seminary Student”

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