Guitars and Theology Podcast

Here we recapped God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, and Scripture, and then moved on to briefly address creation and humanity. It's important to distinguish between what Christians hold in the closed hand (must believe) and what we hold in the open hand (may believe). In the closed hand are that God made all things visible and invisibe, that he is Lord over all things, and that humans are made in God's imag...

This is a chat about...oh, you know, the universe.

in which we discussed God Jesus Holy Spirit Scripture

This chat is about spiritually growing up.

"Let all the peoples praise you" part 2.

This is based on Psalm 67's invitation to all the people's of the earth to worship God, but mainly the global vision of redemption present within Scripture and the kingdom from beginning to end. You're on a ball in space. Zoom out.

This one is about Joseph's names for his two sons born in Egypt.

“Because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold." — Matthew 24:12

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob contributed something fascinating to the Bible: their story. Story is significant. You are hidden in God's story, and he's hidden in yours too. Listen to your life.

Part 1 - how sins are different Part 2 - how they're not

For many believers, the cross has been explained as Jesus dying to pay God a debt we owed for our sins. Is this explanation how the early church fathers understood the cross?

“Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.” (Phil 4:6-7 MSG)

I guess this is some reflections on the inward journey.

A friend came to me this week with all kinds of questions about the Bible...

This one's about gratitude.

A conversation about being and becoming.

“You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.” (Psalm 30:11)

Luke 24:15 "As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them."

In Psalm 30, verse 9, David banks on the glorious presumption that in delivering him, God is serving his own interests, because he's THAT precious to the Father.

I make the case that our attachment style affects all our relationship, including our relationship to God. And we can change. And that Scriptural prayers model some very healthy convictions regarding attachment. We started with Psalm 5. Secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized...

Grounded in God in the midst of life's troubles...

Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Thy wings, From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly enemies, who surround me. (Psalm 17:8-9 NAS)

Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you are. Set the world right; Do what’s best—     as above, so below. Keep us alive with three square meals. Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others. Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil. You’re in charge! You can do anything you want! You’re ablaze in beauty! Yes. Yes. Yes. Smile to Father, Son, and Spirit Smile to yourself. Smile t...

Occasionally at a Wednesday Whiteboard I give a brief biography and some highlights of people I've been reading...

Psalm 4:4 When you are disturbed, do not sin; ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah