It Ends as It Begins
It Ends as It Begins “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. [1] In our human experience we often obsess over beginnings and endings. It is our way of making something easier to quantify or understand. Beginnings and endings, … Continue reading It Ends as It Begins
Podcast of “The Beginning”
The Beginning
The Beginning In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth...[1] In the creation story most familiar to me, that of Genesis, God takes a single whole (the earth was a formless void) and divides it into parts. First was the division of light from dark (1:3). Next was the separation of the … Continue reading The Beginning
Podcast of “Absolutely Relative, Part 2”
Absolutely Relative, Part 2
Absolutely Relative, Part 2 Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. Marcus Aurelius[1] Our family spent one spring break in the San Francisco area. One of our stops was the Winchester House in San Jose. This large mansion – 500 rooms by some counts … Continue reading Absolutely Relative, Part 2
Podcast of “Absolutely Relative”
Absolutely Relative
Absolutely Relative Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. Marcus Aurelius[1] Long ago I was taught that absolute zero – the coldest possible temperature – was 0° Kelvin, which is about -273° Celsius or -460° Fahrenheit. Likewise, the fastest possible speed any object could … Continue reading Absolutely Relative
Podcast of “Rethinking Christmas, Part 3”
Rethinking Christmas, Part 3
Rethinking Christmas, Part 3 And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Luke 6:19 Last week I wrote that although Jesus saves us from our sins, we are not necessarily saved from the earthly consequences of our actions. We are saved from … Continue reading Rethinking Christmas, Part 3
Contemplating Grace 