“Reading the book of creation isn't a matter of breaking a code that leads us to a myriad of facile equations: a hedgehog means x, a dandelion means y, a seahorse means z. Reading creation isn't like looking up a word in the dictionary. It's more like returning again and again to pore over a … Continue reading Book Excerpt
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by Brian Allred Broken cities, broken schools, broken laws, broken bodies, broken bones, broken vows, broken marriages, broken homes, broken dreams, broken spirits, broken hearts. To quote the title of a 1989 Bob Dylan song: everything is broken [1]. Does that capture how you feel sometimes? Even if you’re a bit more of an optimist … Continue reading Fixing What’s Broken: Insights from Isaiah 59
The mountain spruce teaches us to cast off whatever is dead: things that are not right, internal intrigues that hide from the light, the retreat to dark places devoid of honesty, truth, righteousness, forgiveness, mercy, and reconciliation. A resonant, sounding life has learned to sacrifice what is dead and unjust.
Many of us grew up with a truncated gospel, but the good news is much bigger than you may imagine.