salvation
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Hell?
If Christ descended into hell(as our creeds profess),well,it can hardly be hell any more,can it? How could hell be any placewhere Christ has visited? Such is the transformative powerof the Christ-encounter;what wasis no more. No less with you. Text and… Continue reading
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Four Lines
I offer four lines,one to save myselfand three to save the world: "I'd rather be kind than right." "I was wrong." "I'm sorry." "Hold me." In vulnerability waits salvation. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.… Continue reading
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Salvation
What saves us(maybe in the religious sense,but maybe not)? A lifetime of course corrections,relinquished illusions,providential impressionsmesh and blend,collide and separate,coalesce and fade. Salvation arrivesfeeling more like surrender,submission,acceptance,than confession or understanding. All my sorting, analyzing, categorizing…just wasted time? Life is what… Continue reading
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Because God Is God
Draw close to God because God is God. Don't do it because you fear God. Don't do it to please God. Don't do it to appease God. Do it simply because you delight in God, find joy in God, wonder… Continue reading
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Bring It On
Advent means coming.The Promise on the way.Salvation crouching, encroaching.Deliverance, peace, joy slinking behind Home Depot, the tree, the punch bowl, ready to spring on us. I wait. I open and sit in silence.I settle into awareness.I allow space for Love.I relinquish my grasp, ready… Continue reading
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The Ultimate Liberal
How ironic that many conservative Christians use the word liberal to brand their political enemies, as if that's a bad thing. It's ironic, because the Christian faith is founded on one simple concept: grace. Hmm. Grace? Liberality? Generosity? God, according to… Continue reading