We live in an integrated world, with heaven and earth as one reality and the spiritual held within the physical held within the spiritual held within the physical and so on and so forth. In such a world, there is no dichotomy between the physical and the spiritual, for it all simply is. The cosmos are an integrated reality.
Tag Archives: New Creation
Why does the church calendar follow the life of Christ and leave out the broader story of God, God’s people, and the world?
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Church. Don’t get me wrong; Jesus is important. But I think the story of God is bigger than these Church seasons lead me to see. While Jesus is the climax of the covenant, we see this story of “God with us” [...]
Things I Don’t Believe About God
I don’t believe that God throws lightning bolts at the “bad people” and saves God’s blessings for the “good people.” Instead, I believe that God loves everyone. And so perhaps we should too. I don’t believe that God works alone. Instead, I believe that God partners with creation to bring about a New Creation. I [...]
