What Do We Mean When We Call the Bible “The Word of God”?
Throughout scripture and in the history of the church, “Word” has meant a lot of different things. Here are a few of them:
Throughout scripture and in the history of the church, “Word” has meant a lot of different things. Here are a few of them:
The enormity of the cross meets us wherever we are.
A 19th century poem often falsely attributed to Teresa of Avila about being the body of Christ.
Depicting God, especially Jesus, is controversial because every choice is limiting. What if we chose everything instead of one particular thing?
An Icelandic child in the Middle Ages learned about mischievous trolls who arrive as Christmas draws near. However scary things get, you know that Christ is returning and all shall be well.
“We are finite creatures, but we touch the fringes of infinity” – Shannon Craigo-Snell
A heavy blizzard in Roswell united a shivering squirrel, a baby for baptism, and a multi-generational family celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Christ was the host and we were the guests.
The wedding is happening now. All the preparation, stress, and frustrations are done. Be in this moment. It works for Christmas, too!
As a kid, we thought we were so sneaky, bending the rules to see our Christmas presents before it was time.
Irenaeus told us: “because of his measureless love, [Christ] became what we are… to enable us to become what he is.”