God is not sitting on his hands, waiting for people to discover him. As the ultimate missionary, he passionately pursues people and circulates invitations to friendship in every possible place. He’s patient for those he loves to bow the knee, but he’s not at all passive about it. He’s obsessed with bringing his children …
God’s Kiss
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. J.R.R. Tolkien How great is the love that the Father has lavished on us that we should be called the children of God and that is what we are. 1 John 3:1 *I’m over sixty now, and I’ve always had plenty of hair—a good foot …
Imagine that God doesn’t love you
Imagine that God doesn’t love you. No, I mean really. Imagine it. Take a minute, but not too much more than that, to think about what it would feel like if God didn’t love you. I bet you’ve never heard this before, especially from someone who normally pleads with people to know that he does …
Outer Circle Christians (Part 4 of 6)
[I hope you'll take a look at the 1st three posts or if you'd prefer to view the entire essay you can find it on barneywiget.com.] The Father loves outer circle sinners and wants his inner circle sons to love them too (Luke 15:11-32) The most familiar of the three stories is what we typically call …
What God is Like (Musings on the character of God) #12
The initiator… May you have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge… Ephesians 3:18-19 “If we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” 1 John 4:12 God is love. Whoever …
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