Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: christianity

  • Into the Name…

    Scripture Matthew 28:19“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Reflection When Jesus sends his disciples into the world, he tells them to baptize “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy…

  • Trinity-God Came Near

    Scripture John 1:14“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” Reflection One of the great claims of the Christian faith is that God did not remain at a safe distance and send instructions. God came…

  • At the Center of Creation…Love

    Scripture 1 John 4:7–8“Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.” Reflection When Scripture says, “God is love,” it is saying something far deeper than God is kind, or God…

  • The Son in the Water

    Scripture John 1:14“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” Reflection At the baptism of Jesus, the Son stands in the water. That is a simple image, but it carries enormous meaning. Jesus does not…

  • One God?

    Scripture Deuteronomy 6:4–5“Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” Reflection The doctrine of the Trinity does not begin by moving away from the oneness of God. It begins by holding…

  • Endowed By the Creator

    Declaration Quote:“…they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…” Scripture:“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor…”— Luke 4:18 Reflection:The Declaration grounds human rights in the Creator. That is a remarkable claim. It means rights are not merely political arrangements or…

  • Declared Equal, Seen by God

    Declaration of Independence Quote:“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” Scripture:“So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them.”— Genesis 1:27 Reflection:Few lines in American history have been quoted more often than the Declaration’s claim that all are created equal. It is one…

  • Faith Travels Through People

    Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:5 “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” When Paul reflects on Timothy’s faith, he doesn’t begin with Timothy. He begins with Lois and Eunice. Before Timothy became a leader in…

  • Belonging Without Repentance

    Scripture:“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.”— Philippians 3:20 Reflection:Christian nationalism is powerful in part because it offers people things they deeply want: belonging, clarity, strength, continuity, identity, and the comforting feeling that their side still matters. In anxious times, that is no…

  • Jesus is Lord, Not a Mascot

    Scripture:“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him… that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow…”— Philippians 2:9–10 Reflection:Jesus is Lord, but he is never the mascot of a nation. That is worth sitting with for a while. We are often tempted to recruit Jesus into causes, tribes, movements, and identities that already matter…