My father, Michael William Calderwood passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 16th. The hole that has been left in the world is more than enormous. The hole left in my heart is just as big. I miss you Dad.
Archive for February, 2008
Waiting for Heaven or Joining in the Adventure?
Published by February 15th, 2008 in Global Christianity, Kingdom, Spiritual Dynamics, Uncategorized and Western Christianity. 5 CommentsiFeedReaders
Christians Wrong About Heaven, Says Bishop- TIME
H.T. Jon Reid
Wright: The New Testament is deeply, deeply Jewish, and the Jews had for some time been intuiting a final, physical resurrection. They believed that the world of space and time and matter is messed up, but remains basically good, and God will eventually sort it out and [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Published by February 14th, 2008 in Family and Friends. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
My son Jeremiah, a fourth grader, wanted to create his own customized Valentine’s Day greetings for his classmates based on a skateboard theme. He knew what he wanted so we pulled out the laptop and went to work. There are two versions; the dudes in his class will get the same greeting [...]
Reading the Bible through Missional Lenses: Ezekiel 16-20
Published by February 12th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
These chapters in Ezekiel record the judgments of God against unfaithful Judah, prophesying her downfall, captivity (and later renewal.) Throughout the section, God continually makes known that his actions with his people Judah are intended to serve as a sign to all the nations. (Similarly to the way Ezekiel’s prophetic acts where a sign [...]
Finding God’s Strength in my Weakness
Published by February 7th, 2008 in Podcast and Prayer. 2 CommentsiFeedReaders
Reading the Bible through Missional Lenses: 1 Samuel 1-5
Published by February 7th, 2008 in Bible and mission. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
1 Samuel 1-5 display God’s continual faithfulness to reveal himself, his will and his power among his people and to the nations in spite of the failure of his people to represent him faithfully. These chapters record the condition of the people of Israel and their leaders at the end of the period of [...]
Reading the Bible through Missional Lenses: Psalm 145-150
Published by February 5th, 2008 in Bible and mission. 0 CommentsiFeedReaders
The songs of praise recorded in Psalms 145-150 are breathtakingly universal in their scope, revealing the passion of God to reclaim all of humanity and the created order under his reign. Psalm 145 speaks of one generation proclaiming the greatness and richness of God’s grace to the next and is exceptionally clear about God’s goodness [...]
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