In baptism, we have passed from the preoccupations of the present to the a life shaped by God’s future, and though the completion of that transformation may be painful, it is nevertheless the fulfilling of our deepest longings.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on Philippians (Page 2)
In the elusive quest to know Christ, spiritual disciplines are a valuable means, but can also easily degenerate into idols.
At the deepest level of our need, we are called to rest in the love and righteousness of God, which can never be forced.
Christian discipleship is an ongoing journey, so any attempt to preserve what is right today can mean we are in the wrong place tomorrow because Jesus has moved on.
There are all sorts of things that can make us look impressively Christian, but the only thing that matters is to deeply know Christ and to enter with him into the experience of his suffering and resurrection.
Our goal is intimate union with Christ, and everything else in our lives as Christians will arise from that.