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Category Archives: Imago Dei
Kingdom Paradigm
I’ve been using this tool recently in my teaching. It’s actually something I developed a few years ago and I keep a handwritten version of this taped inside my Bible. I think visuals like this help us make sense of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Gospel, Imago Dei, Kingdom Values, Missiology, Scripture, Theology
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2022: Moving Forward
I really love this time of year. Let me be clear: it has nothing to do with the weather. After a couple of nights with temperatures in the 20s around here, I can’t wait for spring to arrive! No, I … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Blessings, Church, COVID-19, Culture, Devotional, Disappointment, Discipleship, Faith, Family, God, Gospel, Hope, Huntsville, Imago Dei, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Scripture, Social Issues
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The Gospel According to Genesis: A God Who Creates, Part 3
We’ve been talking about the biblical truth that God is our Creator. But the biblical story points to a force that works against God’s purposes in creation. It’s a force that undoes the good of God’s original creation. In this … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Devotional, Faith, God, Gospel, Imago Dei, Jesus, Scripture, Theology
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The Gospel According to Genesis: A God Who Creates, Part 2
The Bible begins with this universal truth: God is the Creator. Not only are we all created by God; we’re also created a particular way, for a particular purpose. According to Genesis 1:27, all humanity bears the image of God. … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, God, Imago Dei, Kingdom Values, Politics, Poverty, Race, Scripture, Social Issues, Theology
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A Theological Interpretation of Toy Story 4
Our family saw Toy Story 4 last week. I’ll be honest…my expectations were pretty low. I mean, after the FANTASTIC way that Toy Story 3 wrapped up this entire narrative thread in a nice, neat package, I really thought another … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Devotional, Faith, Family, Gospel, Imago Dei, Kingdom Values, Movies, Theology
Tagged Forky, Pixar, Theological interpretation of Toy Story 4, Toy Story 4
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Daily Bible: Leviticus 1-2
I’ve decided to start this year by reading the book of Leviticus. For the past couple of years I’ve referred to Leviticus as “the daily Bible reading killer” and it’s mostly true: many a New Year’s resolution has been foiled … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Faith, God, Imago Dei, Kingdom Values, Love God, Love Others, Obedience, Scripture
Tagged Grain offering, Leviticus 1, Leviticus 2
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1 Corinthians 13: The Greatest of These
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Over the years, I’ve developed my own working theology of Paul’s discourse on love found in 1 Cor. 13. I’ve used this material in sermons, in premarital counseling, and in conversation with good…
Posted in 1 Corinthians 13, God, Imago Dei, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Love God, Love of Christ, Love Others, Project 3:45, Scripture
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Saints in Santa Rosa de Copan
Lately, I’ve been posting mostly my daily Bible study comments as our church family reads through the New Testament together in 2012. (For more information, check out this link to our Facebook page.) But it’s been a while since I … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Discipleship, Faith, Imago Dei, Kingdom Values, Missiology, Scripture
Tagged Honduras, Mission Upreach, Santa Rosa de Copan
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The World Seen Through Its Victims
Douglas John Hall, in his excellent book titled Thinking the Faith, writes of the necessity incumbent upon disciples of Jesus to acknowledge others as “bearers of worlds”, to honor those we encounter as individuals to whom the world has uniquely … Continue reading
Posted in Imago Dei, Politics, Poverty, Quotes, Social Issues, Theology
Tagged Douglas John Hall
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