Laughter is, I think, literally a gift of God. It may even be part of what it means to be made in God's image. We can laugh because God does.
01091 – Laughter, a Gift from God
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01088 – God Loves Me
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
01079 – What God Gives Us
God doesn’t give us answers. God gives us grace and mercy.
01078 – In the Light of Eternity, will this Really Matter?
Basically, you can translate “the kingdom” as “the Big Picture,”… The kingdom of God, or reign of God, is how things objectively, truly and finally are. Jesus is always inviting us to live in the final and full picture, and not to get lost in momentary dramas, hurts...
01077 – Kingdom People are History-Makers
Kingdom people are history makers. They break through the small kingdoms of this world to an alternative and much larger world, God’s full creation. People who are still living in the false self are history stoppers. They use God and religion to protect their own...
01075 – Masculine-Only Images for God are Inadequate
The Bible does not limit God to masculine images. God as Father is not the only image in Scripture. Faithfulness to the complete biblical revelation leads us to include other images. Opening our minds to new ideas can be scary at first. Growing up I learned that God...
01074 – God’s Kingdom of Shalom-Peace and Wholeness
All over this magnificent world, God calls us to extend his kingdom of shalom-peace and wholeness—of justice, of goodness, of compassion, of caring, of sharing, of laughter, of joy, of reconciliation. God is transfiguring the world right this very moment through us...
01072 – Names for God
God as mother? Yes, of course.God as mother, father, sister, brother,lover, friend, companion. God as All, unlimited, unbounded, and undefined. from Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols
01068 – Names for God are not God
…images of God in language must not become idols. However hallowed by tradition, however enriching and suggestive, however profoundly they move us, our metaphors and names for God are not themselves God.
01067 – The Gift of Pentecost
I owe everything to the gift of Pentecost. For fifty days the facts of the Gospel were complete, but no conversions were recorded. Pentecost registered three thousand souls. It is by fire that a holy passion is kindled in the soul whereby we live the life of God. The...