For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities —all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. . . . For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven (emphases … [Read more...] about Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Redemption
Navigating Purpose
Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Fall
So this I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. - Ephesians 4:17-19 (NASB) Reflection In the first post of this series, we discussed how … [Read more...] about Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Fall
Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Creation
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over … [Read more...] about Navigating Purpose: Re-integrating Faith and Learning, Creation