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As we speak about the Triune God we use human words to express who this God is within himself.  But we are trying to express the inexpressible.  So, in all our attempts to know the Triune God, we must accept … Continue reading →

 Jesus is God’s unique Son.  He is, therefore, the act of God to and for humans as human. So we must be careful not to separate who Jesus is from what he does for us. For what Jesus does for … Continue reading →

The Father’s unique Son became fully human. He did so to live in total solidarity with his fellow humans.  He is God and yet he identifies totally with us even in our sin.  He submitted to a baptism among sinners … Continue reading →

Before the world was even made the Father wanted to bind himself to us in the deepest union and communion.  And even though we resisted God’s purpose he resisted our resistance.  For at God’s appointed time the Father’s Son stepped … Continue reading →

Through Jesus, our Great High Priest, we have bold access into the Holy of Holies where we freely embrace Abba Father as he embraces us.  In his embrace, we embrace all people holding them within the sphere of our Father’s … Continue reading →

God promised Abraham he would become a great nation that would be a blessing to all nations.  In order to be a blessing, Abraham’s offspring were called by their  God to be “a kingdom of priests” (Exodus 19:6). Priests represent … Continue reading →

God made a covenant with Abraham promising to bless him and make him a blessing to all.  The Lord proved faithful to this promise.  At the end of Abraham’s life we read, “The Lord had blessed Abraham in every way … Continue reading →

While the whole world was turned away from God he turned towards one man, Abraham.  He made a covenant with Abraham promising to bless him and make him a blessing to the nations.  This covenant promise was a freely-given and … Continue reading →

God entered into a covenant of love with Israel promising to be faithful to them always.  Even when the people were unfaithful the Lord went on loving them with unfailing love.  His promise was repeated over and over in all … Continue reading →

With our eyes fixed on Jesus we see God as three persons in communal giving and receiving. The three are always entirely with and for one another. Indeed, the three are so closely bound up with one another that they are said to … Continue reading →