I didn't need to understand the hypostatic unity of the Trinity; I just needed to turn my life over to whoever came up with redwood trees.
02922 – Redwood Trees
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02894 – Unity, Liberty, Charity
In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; in all things, charity.
02825 – Finding a Common Purpose
We tend to think of solidarity as unity or agreement on goals within a certain class or group, but in its most astonishing form solidarity reaches across divides to find a common purpose. from Moral Leadership for a Divided Age
02739 – Being Christlike
Genocide is biblical.Loving your enemy is biblical.But only one is Christlike.Slavery is biblical.Chain-breaking is biblical.But only one is Christlike. Patriarchy is biblical.Counter-cultural elevation of women is biblical.But only one is Christlike. Retributive...
02488 – Obstacle to Unity
The true obstacle to unity is not difference but self-centeredness.
02016 – One Hundred Pianos; One Hundred Worshipers
Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshipers...
01983 – Seeing Things as Connected
This beautiful prayer [from John 17] for union is from Jesus’ Last Supper address to his disciples. It might be the highest level of mystical teaching in the entire New Testament. Here Jesus connects everything: he in his Father, the Father in you, you in God, God in...
01981 – Unity vs. Uniformity
Unity is not the same as uniformity. Unity, in fact, is the reconciliation of differences, and those differences must be maintained. We must actually distinguish things and separate them, usually at a cost to ourselves, before we can spiritually unite them (Ephesians...
01662 – Diversity is an Asset
Diversity in the community of faith, when leveraged for the advancement of the kingdom, becomes an asset and not a liability. Unity in the Spirit does not require uniformity of perspective.
01277 – Being Faithful to Jesus and One Another
If we are faithful to Jesus, we will also be faithful to one another. We belong to one another. [Anyone who dedicates himself or herself to Jesus] will be united with other believers, and they will become so united that they are like one body. In the human body, if...