DiscipleMaking from a relational Trinitarian Perspective
How can FUN reconcile with the deep burden I have?! Have you ever tried to learn something fairly simple, yet failed to grasp the key ideas? Or felt overwhelmed or confused while others grasp the material quickly? What happens within you? How do you feel? Disqualified to learn? I may be in the minority of … Read more
Why did God create? Have you ever asked yourself this profound question? Certainly not because He lacked anything in Himself. If you question this, go back and repeat an exercise imagining the mutual relationship between the Father, Son and Spirit before Genesis 1:1. From all eternity, God is relational at His core, neither lonely nor … Read more
“What is our relational God like?” He is the relational Trinity! Mind blowing! A buddy and I were chatting the other night about this key question. God is unknowable. Not beyond knowing and experiencing, of course. But beyond fully knowing since God is also mystery. For me, immeasurable oceans of His vastness still remain undiscovered after … Read more
God the Father, Son and Spirit have taken the initiative to draw you into intimacy, His original and unchanged Eden-intent. Nine times Paul repeats the phrase “in Christ” or “in Him” to underscore that this section centers on God the Son as part of the relational Trinity. First, God the Father joins with God the … Read more
Please focus on what is clear about God the Father. The relational Trinity has chosen and now resources His people to connect and partner with Him as image-bearers. These verses do not describe the Trinity as a celestial object of study. Instead they depict this relational Community-God working out His eternal plan in conjunction with … Read more
The Trinity remains forever our model for community. He is the foundation of our life and launching point for all our thinking. The Trinity also fries my mental circuits while ravishing my heart! We learn by comparing what we already know with what we are striving to learn. Yet nothing within our realm of knowing … Read more