Dropping the Like
- July 01, 2021
- by
- Ned Erickson
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.”
You’ve probably heard it before. You and I were created in the image of God. That word image is interesting. It is the Hebrew word that’s pronounced “selem” which is the word Scripture uses for “idol.” In fact, the Greek Septuagint version uses the word “eikon” (icon). Humans are like an idol of God. In other words if you were going to create a “likeness” of God, it would look human, which is kind of crazy to think about.
Or maybe it is...
Rest in the Go
- June 25, 2021
- by
- Taber Cheo
The rest of God pertains to all faucets of life. For His will for your life is peace. “Do not let your heart be...
Jeep
- June 17, 2021
- by
- Ned Erickson
A little while back I bought a Jeep Wrangler. It was what you might call “used.” I bought it that way on purpose. For...
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Observations from Divinity School [Part 2]: The Gospel and Social Justice
- June 08, 2021
- by
- Sage Blalock
The most intense culture shock for me a Wake was its central mission. During my entire life in the Church, the goal was to...
May We Dream and May We Prophesy
- May 19, 2021
- by
- Lori Travers
Picture this:
The deepest desire of your heart becomes a fulfillment so grand that you refrain from visualizing such splendor. The curse is lifted. A...
Unconditional Honor
- April 28, 2021
- by
- Taber Cheo
Honor is a major key in dismantling the feeling of offense. While describing love, 1 Corinthians 13 says love “believes all things.” To believe...
My Bible, My Life
- April 23, 2021
- by
- Lori Travers
Being given an NIV, Thompson Chain Reference Bible 37 years ago (I believe it was just about April also, but since I tend to...
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Finding Community [Part 2]
- April 12, 2021
- by
- Sage Blalock
Last time, I detailed my journey from spiritual community to spiritual community from Sevierville, TN to Columbus, OH. I left off with the somewhat...
Finding Community [Part 1]
- March 31, 2021
- by
- Sage Blalock
Few things have been as difficult in my faith journey as finding new community when leaving the old one behind. In the last ten...
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A Mental Health Rx [Psalm 37]
- March 25, 2021
- by
- Lori Travers
Do not fret…trust…dwell….delight…commit…be still…refrain from anger…hope…inherit the land…generous and lend freely…blessed…protected…wait…consider…
The above is a sampling of verbiage from the 37th Psalm. Direct and to...