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To see the Son is to see the Father

No one has ever seen God, not so much as a glimpse.     This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, who exists at the very heart of the Father, has made him plain as day  (John 1: 18 The Message). To see the Son is … Continue reading

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Father and Son Relating to us by the Spirit

The Father of Jesus wants to draw near and relate to us as our personal Father.  He wants to be a living reality in our daily lives.  He comes close to us as Father by the Spirit.  The Spirit of … Continue reading

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Too Christ-centred?

Can we be so Christ-centred that we forget the Father?  I think we have to say that if  holding Christ at the centre means we forget the Father, we are not looking at the true Christ. Jesus was sent from the … Continue reading

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The God Who is Free

We may feel that we are free when we choose what we want from a number of different options. God is free in an altogether different way. The Triune God is love and he is free as he expresses who … Continue reading

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Triumph of the Crucified One

Christ crucified is God himself  descending deeply into the realm of evil. Even into the depths of its ultimate domain in death itself.  The Crucified One penetrated the realm of darkness at the point of its supreme thrust against himself … Continue reading

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Power we can never begin to imagine

In Jesus, the Sovereign power of God was demonstrated in human weakness  He did not remain aloof from us ordering his royal will from a distance.  He actually became one of us to work out his sovereign will within our … Continue reading

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Creation’s Destiny

In the beginning, Our Father created all things though his Son (the Word) as the Spirit of God moved over the face of the waters.  The three moved as One in their creative activity. Our Father continues to work within … Continue reading

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Groaning with the Spirit

Paul speaks graphically about Creation groaning for its future liberation from bondage into the freedom and glory of the children of God.  Creation yearns to share in our future liberation.  We too are groaning for that day of liberation. We … Continue reading

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Holding All things Together

In the universe many diverse things move and turn and spin. And yet, amazingly, they all hold together and move as one cosmic system. How can such diverse and dynamic things hold together? Well, speaking of Jesus, the Son, Paul … Continue reading

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The “Almighty” working through frail humans

In the past I tried to grasp something of God’s power by imagining His unlimited strength.  Now I see that we only learn what God’s power really is as we see it portrayed in the lowly man Jesus serving his … Continue reading

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