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Just before Jesus went to the cross he said that he would ask the Father to give us another just like himself. This other one would be with us forever. True to his word, Jesus received the Spirit from his … Continue reading →

“We all love stories of triumph, and we want to be on the winning side, but God does not defeat his enemies in the way we might anticipate. In fact, God subverts human triumphalism in that he wins by losing” … Continue reading →

Jesus promised life in fullness, but he was himself brutally executed. It seemed like death had the last word. However, death is not the end of the Jesus story. For by the Spirit, the Father raised Jesus from death declaring … Continue reading →

Before the world was made, the Son was always with his Father enjoying joyful communion in the Spirit. However, the Son was chosen to be God with us as one of us. And in obedience to his Father, he came … Continue reading →

In Romans 8: 19-23 Paul says creation is like a person yearning for something big in the future. What is creation eagerly longing for? It awaits the revealing of the children of God.  In God’s new world to come, the … Continue reading →

In Romans 8: 19-23 Paul says creation is like a person yearning for something big in the future. What is creation eagerly longing for? It awaits the revealing of the children of God.  In God’s new world to come, the … Continue reading →

Even before God created the world his purpose for us was adoption. And when the set time was fully come God acted to fulfil his purpose by sending his Son. (Galatians 4.4-5). The Father and Son enjoyed love relationship with … Continue reading →

In the Jesus story we see the dearly loved Son relating to his Father in love. He was constantly responding to his Father in love as he overflowed in the joy of the Spirit. We would do well to constantly … Continue reading →

The Triune God is a communal being. This relational God has never been alone and turned in on himself. He has always been a communion of three persons mutually indwelling one another in love. Within this communion of three persons, … Continue reading →

Jesus has opened up a new and living way into God’s holy presence, but will we enjoy the access?  Not by our own efforts.  We need the Holy Spirit to take us into God’s presence personally. Through Jesus, the Spirit … Continue reading →