“Consider the cruciform and try to apprehend its beauty. The Christ upon the cross, arms outstretched in the gesture of proffered embrace, refusing to call upon avenging angels but instead loving His enemies and praying for their forgiveness…this is the form and beauty of Christianity. The cruciform is the posture …
When Jesus first came to earth, He came as a lamb…a sacrifice. We believe when He returns, He will come as a Lion…a conqueror. But will He? Was He simply a lamb for a time…for a purpose…and will now take His rightful image…that of a lion? Lambs are associated with …
I grew up with the traditional view of God’s sovereignty and omnipotence in a world of tragedy and evil…God either wills it or allows it. Everything that happens is part of His sovereign plan. But, my own experience left me with questions as to His safety. I wrestled with the …