The Recovery of Wonder
Links:
Tish Harrison Warren, “If Easter Is Only a Symbol, Then to Hell with It,” Christianity Today, April 9, 2020.
David Robson, “Awe: The 'little earthquake' that could free your mind,” BBC, January 6, 2022.
God Has a Bigger Shovel
The Slavery of Rage
Everything worth doing is uphill
There's Always Someone Better...
Strange Appetites
Everyone Else is Doing It
A Mountaintop Experience Like No Other
Two Wisdoms
You are the Light of the World
Teeny Rudders
Dead Faith
Playing Favorites
Seek the Good
We have been Surprised by God's Glory
Don't just do something, sit there
The season leading up to Christmas is the season of Advent—a season of waiting and longing for a rescuer to mend our broken world. This morning we think about true love. Not just sappy or sentimental, love is primarily an action more than it is a feeling, and it often does things that look foolish or unreasonable. This morning we think about God’s love—in action, even if it looks foolish and unreasonable.
Shoots and Stumps
The season leading up to Christmas is the season of Advent—a season of waiting and longing for a rescuer to mend our broken world. This morning we think about the nature of peace. Peace is not just a lack of conflict; peace means everything is as it should be. In a world that most of the time does not feel peaceful, where do we find true peace?
From Sparta to Iowa
The season leading up to Christmas is the season of Advent—a season of waiting and longing for a rescuer to mend our broken world. This morning we think about the nature of hope. What does it mean to hope in God, and how can we find sturdy hope, not just Hallmark hope?
Bad Religion
As we consider what it means to grow more mature in our faith, James directs the spotlight to the issue of religion itself. What kind of religion does God want, and what kind of religion does he not want?