Jesus’ teaching was many-sided, which is why it has been so easy to debate about interpretations. In his art of teaching, Jesus used the term “kingdom” with different meanings in different situations. Doing so enabled him to present to each hearer or group the meaning most appropriate for them at the time. To replace Jesus’ … Read more
Jesus revealed God as our Father, inviting everyone into that meaningful, mysterious, and wonderful relationship. By relating to God as his son or daughter, we find him as our Father. For Jesus, the kingdom of God is the family of those who accept in faith their status as sons and daughters of God. Jesus expressed … Read more
William Blake, The Ancient of Days Any fact that science truly discovers may be interpreted by philosophy as harmonious with any truth that religion proclaims. Philosophy can harmonize scientific truth with spiritual truth because all truth is God’s truth. When scientific discovery is mixed with an anti-religious philosophy, we can keep the discovery but abandon … Read more