A Mending Shift

a bird sings, not because if has an answer to give, but because it has a song to sing … this is my song

Why On Earth Did Jesus Come?

| January 17, 2008

Share Over the past few years I been giving this some thought and was recently asked this question. I thought I’d let Jesus speak for himself: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the [...]

Did Jesus Ever Live?

| October 10, 2007

ShareWhat’s missing? Here are excerpts from two of our earliest creeds, the Apostles and the Nicene, in order. Read them and see if you can tell what is missing: “…Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. [...]

Jesus’ Theology of Kingdom Entrance

| October 8, 2007

ShareI had a very disturbing dream last night. Not frightening, disturbing. Disturbing in the sense that the personal ramifications of the dream could be great. I dreamt I went through each of the Gospels of Jesus and saw a common theme regarding good deeds and spiritual faith. The shift this created was paradigmatic. I then [...]

Right Belief vs. Right Action

| October 8, 2007

ShareNOTE: This is an excerpt from a journal written two years ago…YOU is referring to God/Jesus, except in the last few paragraphs.  It is basically one continuous, unedited, strain of  thought. You said that you spoke and did what you saw and heard from your father in heaven saying and doing. So you came and [...]