grace
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Builtin Transcendent Romanticism What is God’s love, though? We’ve talked before indepth of it but what is it actually? How can one thing encompass both the vastness of all infinity and the infinitesimally temporal as singular human life? We are at the lip of precipice. Across it is a straight and narrow bridge of ice,…
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Channel God into Daily Life Beloved of God, hello! Late post today, I apologise. Let’s dig in! Ceaseless prayer, to be in constant communion through our closest connection with the divine, is practice that binds our actions into alignment with creation. Prayer aligns the self with God’s order, standing proof of trust, to remind the…
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Thorns Upon Our Heads What about suffering and its redemptive power? For Paulus, the chains were badges of his unwavering faith, and he was correct. He took pride in nothing but Christ, and spoke plainly on the matter. Yet in his letters, his greatest suffering seemed to have nothing to do with injuries upon himself,…
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Rivalry in Redemption Dearly beloved of God, on this most holy of days, I wish to discuss with you the broader theological implications of this apostolic drama, and what it all means in terms of virtue. Immediately recognisable, the dynamics between the other apostles and Paulus are reflective of the ongoing tension between our basic…
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Pit of Continuing Error Progress is the movement toward something greater. Growth is the unfolding of our potential into its fullness as far as we can progress, and extend that progression further still. In continuing sin, we are choosing to remain where we are, rather than moving forward or growing. This is a truth that…
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Persistent Wrongdoing Blocks Our Use of Divine Grace If you are beloved of God, what does it mean to say that continuation in sin forestalls the fruits of God’s greatest gifts? These fruits of God’s gifts are freely given but require of us preparation, repentance, humility, and prayer to see and attain to. This comes…
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Sin is Spiritual Sabotage Dear reader, today we discuss the tangled web of sin and its consequences. Continuance in sin comes down to some refusal to grow in some way. It is a slow poison that seeps into the soul and stifles divine potential. Now, it may seem obvious that sin is evil, but let…
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Approaching Humility As beloved of God, our success in the quest for understanding is intrinsically tied to acknowledging limitations. Many profound insights will emerge only at the end of great frustration, why? The frustration is humbling and forces the reconsideration of presumptions. Yesterday I brought up a vast library, where one is armed only with…
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Apostolic Rivalries Dearly beloved reader, within the textual evidence surrounding the earliest churches are hints that some leaders harboured unjust envy toward Paulus, a sentiment that would cast long shadows over the history passed down to us. Jealousy is poison that can corrode the soul if allowed to fester and become central, turning allies into…
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Light Expansive; Fear Naught Dear beloved of God, let us now reflect on the journey that has brought us here to discuss the words of Paulus as inspired by his own journey with the Highest. Paulus’s letters are constructed as living wisdom, written for all in their artistically allegorical way, but most especially crafted for…