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Transcendent Love (Scholar’s Compass)

September 3, 2014 by Andy Walsh 2 Comments

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. -- Romans 5:8 (NET) Reflection "God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor." It's such a great quote that everyone wants to attribute it to their favorite wit. Depending on the alleged source, it is either a withering revelation of the fabricated nature of religion, or a wry observation on why so few find the narrow path  to the true God. Either way, it has a ring of truth; when we … [Read more...] about Transcendent Love (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, ESN Devotional Project, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: deification, devotional, Her, humanity, Love, relationship, Scholar's Compass, Transcendence

Devotions: Beatitudes (4) —Hungering and thirsting for God

July 13, 2014 by Carl Shank Leave a Comment

You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat. –  Matthew 5:6 "Hungering and thirsting" for God is one of the principles of kingdom-living, Jesus teaches us here. We usually get what we want, and Jesus challenges us here to want God more than anything else, to "pant" after Him, using the figure of Psalm 63. In his temptation, Jesus retorted to Satan who tempted him to turn stones to bread after forty days and nights in the wilderness, "Man does not … [Read more...] about Devotions: Beatitudes (4) —Hungering and thirsting for God

Filed Under: Beatitudes, Christ and the Academy, Devotional Tagged With: jesus, Kingdom of God, relationship, Sermon on the Mount, wanting God

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