zac | December 28, 2006
I have recently been camped out in Psalm 23. It is an interesting anomaly: When I seek comfort, I find a passage that discusses comfort. Does comfort come from simply reading the passage? Or does comfort come from the Divine Author? Is comfort immediate, or is it a slow process? Regardless of the details of [...]
zac | December 21, 2006
Christmas is approaching quickly. Are you ready? Of course when that question is asked, the first thing we think of is our shopping: is it done? But what if that question has nothing to do with gifts? What if I meant that question like this: Are you spiritually ready for Christmas? Is that a silly [...]
zac | December 14, 2006
God is not primarily interested in your happiness. Nor is He primarily interested in protecting you. Or rescuing you. Or giving you what you want. Hmm? Well, what do you think? Completely false? Plausible? Or could it be true? We often think of God’s amazing unconditional love for us and interpret [...]
zac | December 7, 2006
There are differing levels of theological reflection. The deeper the reflection, the less participation occurs. In other words, more people think less. But it is clear that all Christians are theologians. It could even be argued that all humans are theologians. We all think and reflect about God at *some* point. And we all have [...]
