Author Archives: David Cartledge

In our daily lives, we ask questions.  What shall I wear today? What shall we eat tonight?  Where shall we go on holiday? Etc.  Occasionally, we may pause to ask deeper questions. Who am I?  Why am I here?  What … Continue reading →

In the gospel story, we learn that God is the Father who in the Spirit did not spare his own Son but freely gave him up for us.  And, God is the Father who, having sent his Son, sent the … Continue reading →

God is a communion of Triune love.  The three Persons are eternally with each other and for each other. The Father is for the Son in the Spirit.  The Son is for the Father in the Spirit.  This God is … Continue reading →

We belong to the community of the King.  We belong because God has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves (Colossians 1:13). Within this community, we speak to one … Continue reading →

John 17 records a prayer of Jesus to his Father.  He speaks much about the Father’s love for him.  In his Father’s presence, he talks about the Father loving him before the foundation of the world (John 17: 24).  And … Continue reading →

Jesus tells us that he and his Father will come to us and make their home with us (John 14: 23).  I suppose we all have our ideas of what home is.  Even so, we can all agree that home … Continue reading →

I once read a book about the attentive life. The writer encouraged me to walk through all the moments of my life attentive to who God is with me for me. The book was helpful. However, at one point, the … Continue reading →

Jesus once said to his Father, You have loved them even as you have loved me John 17:23). How can God love us as he loves Jesus, his Son?  Is it because, like Jesus, we are full of love for … Continue reading →

How can God love us as he loves Jesus, his Son?  Is it because, like Jesus, we are full of love for God?  In another place John writes, This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved … Continue reading →

Before any humans were created God was already loving.  The Father loved the Son in the Spirit and the Son loved the Father in the Spirit. I think we can say that God is a circle of joyful love.  Because God … Continue reading →