The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is beautiful. As artwork it’s perfect. Or, near enough at least. As religious iconography, though, it’s got one huge fault: There’s… Read more “Anthropomorphizing God Pt. 2: What’s Wrong With the Sistine Chapel”
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Worship: Unity in Community
Romans 14; 1 Corinthians 8 and 10 We’ve been going through St. Paul’s letter to the church in Rome and what true worship means. You can find… Read more “Worship: Unity in Community”
Anthropomorphizing God part 1
Is there a god? Do you believe that God exists? It seems that the answer to these questions has an awful lot to do with what one… Read more “Anthropomorphizing God part 1”
Worship: Union with God
This is the fourth in series about worship in St. Paul’s letter to the Romans. You can read the previous posts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part… Read more “Worship: Union with God”
Worship: Living Sacrifices with Renewed Minds
Romans 12:1-8 This is part three in a series on worship. You can read part one here and part two here. We mistake St. Paul right off the… Read more “Worship: Living Sacrifices with Renewed Minds”
Worship: Judgment and Freedom Fighters
This is part 2 of a series about worship through sacrifice. Read part one here. Why Sacrifice? Sacrifice is about unity. Originally, for the Hebrews, it was… Read more “Worship: Judgment and Freedom Fighters”
Worship: Meals and Manners
Isaiah 56:1-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-24; Matthew 15:21-28 Isaiah says, “keep justice and do righteousness,” then goes on to say that the foreigners who have joined Israel… Read more “Worship: Meals and Manners”
Walking On Water
Jonah 2; Psalm 29; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 The ancient Hebrews had a thing about the sea, and if we understand it, a lot of things in… Read more “Walking On Water”
Transfiguration
Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:13-21; Luke 9:28-36 There’s a funny Hebrew word, “quaran,” that’s used in the story about Moses coming down from Mt. Sinai.… Read more “Transfiguration”
The Pearl of Great Price
Romans 8:26-34; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 In Paul’s letter to the Romans, he mentions our predestination, “those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the… Read more “The Pearl of Great Price”