Father Bound: Recent Episodes
Michael Kimball
Thinking, really thinking, is hard work—but vital at both individual and societal levels. Especially when it comes to the supposition of a God who created the universe and everything in it!
Just as important as it is to think through what makes up the good news of the gospel is the need to arrive at an answer as to who Jesus is and why he came. The question calls for thinking beyond any cliches we may have either heard or adopted without adequate evaluation. We need to get a firm handle on both what the good news is and the identity and motivation of the One proclaiming and embodying it to gain the needed appreciation for the expansive nature of God’s Fatherhood.
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It’s hard to underscore the need to get a handle on just what makes up “the good news” that Jesus came to deliver to mankind, the core of his message. The conclusion each of us reaches has practical impact.
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This writing, first published in June of 2011, flows from my deep-rooted conviction that every individual born is precious to God, his intention and desire being for their welfare, unwilling that any should perish.
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The final installment of a magnificent sermon written by C.S. Lewis. In it we find that desire can serve as clues to both our true nature and our true destiny and home.
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My heart thrills each time I hear this magnificent sermon written by C.S. Lewis. In it we find that desire can serve as clues to both our true nature and our true destiny and home.
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My heart thrills each time I hear this magnificent sermon written by C.S. Lewis. In it we find that desire can serve as clues to both our true nature and our true destiny and home.
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My heart thrills each time I hear this magnificent sermon written by C.S. Lewis. In it we find that desire can serve as clues to both our true nature and our true destiny and home.
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I came across this article while browsing the Renovare website, a place I often visit, and thought it well suited for Thanksgiving reflection. As Renovare puts it, “[The article] is an introduction to the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder’s original remembrance of the “goose that got away.” Before she ever fictionalized this incident in By the Shores of Silver Lake, Laura remembered how the outcome of a silly quarrel illustrated the concept of gratitude in her young life. This lesson carried through over many seasons of various seasoning during her long life.”
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While sorrow doesn’t fall into the category of an essential good, George MacDonald makes a compelling case for sorrow being a harbinger of future joy.
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In his excellent book, Jesus an Obedient Son, author Michael Phillips probes the long-standing debate in some religious circles over Jesus’ identity: was he an angel or a man? And if a man, as Christianity claims, why a man?
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How have we learned Jesus? Is it through the absorption of thoughts and ideas about him as expressed by others who may or may not know him at all? Or is it through the hard work of thinkingabout what Jesus said and then obeyinghim as best we can with the help of his Spirit?
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A short essay written by C.S. Lewis in which he considers the various responses humanity has offered in response to the question, “What are we to make of Jesus Christ?” From the notion of great moral teacher to myth and legend, Lewis applies his usual penetrating logic to reach the only conclusion he believes possible.
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The first essay I ever wrote as a follower of Jesus Christ, Families is a personal reflection on the nature of this most intimate of human relationships.
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MacDonald turns his insightful mind to John 2 and the turning of water into wine, the first of our Lord’s miracles.
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The last part of a classic essay by C. S. Lewis in which he explores the connection between the miraculous and Christianity. Are the miracles noted in the gospels essential to the Christian faith?
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Part 1 of a classic essay by C. S. Lewis in which he explores the connection between the miraculous and Christianity. Are the miracles noted in the gospels essential to the Christian faith?
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What characteristics mark those that will inherit both Heaven and Earth? Come along as George MacDonald gives us his insights in the last of a two part series.
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What characteristics mark those that will inherit both Heaven and Earth? Come along as George MacDonald gives us his insights in the first of a two part series.
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