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Love brought this creation into being. Do you believe that? Or do you think it is simply a nice, “feel good” statement? When we say “God is love,” are we merely saying something nice about God or something that speaks to us about who God is? Is the... Read More →

One thing above all is important: the “return to the Father.” The Son came into the world and died for us, rose and ascended to the Father; sent us his Spirit, that in him and with him we might return to the Father. That we might pass clean out of the midst of all that is... Read More →

It clearly belongs to the very essence of the gospel of salvation that, through the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, God has communicated himself to us in atoning propitiation and saving power. This is a threefold self-communication of God to us in unreserved love, in which... Read More →

The Father, Son, and Spirit love us for our benefit, not for increasing their membership rolls, or for making themselves look good, or for anything they can get from us. There is no need in the blessed Trinity. It is an overflowing fountain of other-centered love. The shared life... Read More →

Come, true light. Come, eternal life. Come, hidden mystery. Come, treasure without name. Come, unutterable thing. Come, unknowable person. Come, incessant joy! Come, light unfading. Come, hope which will save all. Come, resurrection of the dead. Come, O powerful one, who fills,... Read More →