God of the Past

More than 30 years ago, Wolfhart Pannenberg wrote the book that was translated into English as Jesus – God and Man.  On page 230 of that work, Pannenberg makes a suggestion about the relationship between Jesus’ proclamation concerning the true nature of the creation and the end of this world age.  It reads: . ….

On Intensity

I recently had a conversation with a long time friend, catching up with our individual lives over some months.  While the general themes seem to stay the same, we both were in the midst of new relationships, a subject of considerable interest. As I talked about the thrill that I was feeling, the energy that…

The Obscene Truth

Many years ago Rollo May examined a connection between obscenity and violence.  In Power and Innocence, he argued that violence progresses through several other mediums before it erupts in physical force.  One of these mediums is language.  The disintegration of the meaning of words is a step on the pathway to violence. There is a…

Who Pays The Bill?

“and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors”  Matthew 6:12 As We Also – It’s such a well-known phrase that we don’t really pay close attention to its implications.  It just runs off our lips like drinking from a hose.  But there is something very important here; important because it is right…