Surprising and counterculture would be appropriate words to describe how God often works in this world. The Christian Church for two thousand years has believed and taught that God’s Son became incarnated in the baby Jesus. God’s Spirit made the Virgin Mary’s womb come to life. There was nothing sexual about this impregnation. God didn’t […]
It is no accident that Christ experienced the Transfiguration in Mathew 17. This is a mountaintop experience above all mountaintop experiences. It happened right after Jesus’ first explicit teaching of his upcoming arrest, crucifixion and resurrection in Mathew 16:21. Suffering, spiritual power and glory are always held and experienced in dynamic tension within a Christian […]
God’s Son, Jesus, is described in Scripture both as the Lamb of God and the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. There’s a certain tension in that imagery. Lambs are known as weak and helpless animals. Lions are known as bold and strong animals. Even though lions are not known to attack humans as a […]