Do Christians Believe in Miracles?
For a Christian ‘yes’ is the only answer to the question, “has God worked through miracles?” Christianity falls if miracles do not exist.
Prayer Does not Change God – It Changes the One Praying
The prayer does not change God, but it changes the one who offers it. It is the same with the substance of what is spoken. Not God, but you, the maker of the confession, get to know something by your act of confession. – Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing
The Soul in Three The White Horse, Black Horse, Charioteer
Now when the charioteer beholds the vision of love …. and has his whole soul warmed through sense – Plato, Phaedrus
Creative Process: Formative or Formed?
Van Gogh’s uncertainty as to what he might be is typical. The inventor whether artist or thinker, creates the structure of his psychic life by means of his works. As C G Jung remarks: “The work in process becomes the poets fate and determines his psychic development It is not Goethe who creates Faust but […]
Books of Value in My Journey in Christ
Here are a few books which have been of value to me in my journey. The Holy Spirit or Power from on High – Vol 2 by A.B. Simpson This 2 volume set by A.B. Simpson is a high level overview of the actions of Holy Spirit as seen throughout the Bible. Volume 2 deals […]
YHWH tetragrammaton (יהוה) Yod He Waw He
The Lord ‘God’, YHWH, יְהֹוָ after the Masoretic Text (MT) and יהוה from the older texts, Jehovah YHWH Nissi: “The Lord Is My Banner” God is our rallying point and victory; the One who fights for His people Jehovah-Raah ( The Lord Is My Shepherd) YHWH Ro’i: “The Lord My Shepherd” The Lord is the […]