GodReflection: The Final Entrance Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17) I grew up…… Read more “The Final Entrance”
Category: Advent
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God Is Risen
GodReflection: God Is Risen In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word Was God. – John 1:1 With the arrival…… Read more “God Is Risen”
God Enters the Tomb
GodReflection: God Enters the Tomb In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word Was God. – John 1:1 I’m tired…… Read more “God Enters the Tomb”
God Enters the World to Save
GodReflection: God Enters the World to Save In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word Was God. – John 1:1…… Read more “God Enters the World to Save”
God Enters the World as King
GodReflection: God Enters the World as King In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word Was God. – John 1:1…… Read more “God Enters the World as King”
God Enters the World as Servant
GodReflection: God Enters the World as Servant In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word Was God. – John 1:1…… Read more “God Enters the World as Servant”
God Enters the World as Baby
GodReflection: God Enters the World as Baby No small mystery surrounds God’s advent upon earth. His descent walks my world through the feet of Jesus. His descent…… Read more “God Enters the World as Baby”
God Enters the World as Man
GodReflection: God Enters the World as Man The advent of God is clothed in mystery. Clues abound. Complete understanding eludes. I am not sure what God looked…… Read more “God Enters the World as Man”
God Enters the World as Love
GodReflection: God Enters the World as Love Show and Tell Day was a big deal for our children. They drug us into the assignment as we search…… Read more “God Enters the World as Love”
God Enters the World as Judge
GodReflection: God Enters the World as Judge Every dedicated Jew knew the meaning of “The Day of the Lord.” The prophets used the phrase to warn the…… Read more “God Enters the World as Judge”
God Enters the World in Jesus
GodReflection: God Enters the World in Jesus. The earth rumbled in silence like a pre-volcanic rupture. The greatest mystery of all history moved toward its climax. A…… Read more “God Enters the World in Jesus”
I Wait
God Reflection: I Wait I don’t do waiting well. Doctors notoriously want me to arrive 20 minutes early so I can wait until 45 minutes after my…… Read more “I Wait”
God’s People Wait
GodReflection: God’s People Wait I wish it would happen today. God will again break into history in a big way. He promised—and God always keeps His word.…… Read more “God’s People Wait”
God Waits
GodReflection: God Waits Christmas was a huge tradition for this little kid. We weren’t much into connecting Christmas with the birth of Jesus but went all out…… Read more “God Waits”
Advent a God Tradition
GodReflection: Advent a God Tradition I like a good tradition. Sure, bad traditions can get in the way but good traditions can keep the needle of my…… Read more “Advent a God Tradition”
Advent Week Four – Christ Returns
Advent week four celebrates the final divine entrance into the world. God will send Jesus to claim His followers and then terminate history, as we know it.…… Read more “Advent Week Four – Christ Returns”
Advent Week Three – Death of All Deaths
The death of Jesus was the death of all deaths. It split rocks, darkened the earth, caused temple curtains to rip open, and raised the dead. It…… Read more “Advent Week Three – Death of All Deaths”
Advent Week Two – New Heart
The God of Justice was exasperated with His people. They would not do right. Through the prophets, God promised a time when He would place a new…… Read more “Advent Week Two – New Heart”
Advent Week One – Waiting for God
The wait was for God to act. God loved David and his subjects. David and his citizens loved God in return. Within two generations, kings and people…… Read more “Advent Week One – Waiting for God”
Advent God
Christmas is on the calendar and the days seem shorter with early sunsets. It is the season of Advent. The church I attended as a child knew…… Read more “Advent God”