Category Archives: Theology

Cosmic Displacement

At some point, I realised I was old, because I had stories to tell. I could bust out the story of getting delayed in Fiji, or eating Greek yogurt in Greece, or that time we took a door off its … Continue reading

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Jealous Kind

The other night I got really excited thinking about how God is jealous for us. Think about it – what beloved doesn’t wish for a lover so devoted? I remember this great story I heard, about a couple at a … Continue reading

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Waffles

Lately I’ve really been enjoying waffles. I blame that not on me though =P While I was contemplating this post though, I couldn’t think of how to make a theological point that included waffles (even though I did manage to … Continue reading

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Brutal Mortality

Once again we stand here at the death of a loved one, a death brought about by a wasting disease that afflicts some many others we care for. And so we face death again, death from disease. But, even more, … Continue reading

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Houses and Brothers and Sisters…

Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold … Continue reading

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You’re my Addiction, my Prescription, My Antidote

Today Charlie preached on Luke 11:14-26, and discussed how we often run after things in the world, rather that the Great Giver. The epic analogy he used was that we value the cup of beer more the keg it came … Continue reading

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Beans for the Birthright

So way back in the day, in the OT, Abraham had two sons. The firstborn was Esau, and then the other one was Jacob. The story goes that “Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, … Continue reading

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The God Who Sees Me

In the old testament, Hagar was the servant woman of Sarai, Abram’s wife. (Now Abram will later to become the patriarch Abraham, who we know and love). When God told Abram he would have a son who would become a … Continue reading

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In the Garden

So I think the Genesis 2 account is really neat. Basically, in Genesis 1, God creates the various stuff in the world, and deems it good. But after God makes Adam out of dirt, he says “It is not good … Continue reading

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Hallelujah, all I have is Christ.

Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for my soul. – Psalm 66:16 Surely our God is knowledgeable. He knows the heights of the heavens, and the depths of the sea. … Continue reading

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