I just read a great post about the mystery of God at Adam Moore’s blog (quoting Peter Rollins):
…revelation ought not to be thought of either as that which makes God known or as that which leaves God unknown, but rather as the overpowering light that renders God known as unknown. This is not dissimilar to [...]
Entries from January 2007
Real God Not Projection
January 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: reflections
Divine Nobodies Quick Review and Quote
January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
I’m reading Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God, by Jim Palmer. I’m not going to summarize it. I’m trying to kick the habit of writing long posts, as you can see. The book is a great read. He started winning me over in the Pseudo-Introduction when he admitted that he often sits in a [...]
Tags: books and movies
Following the Trajectory (God’s Golf Swing)
January 21st, 2007 · No Comments
It’s difficult to piece together our story on a blog as I go. The other day I thought it’s like following a golf swing (God’s golf swing). A golf swing is one long, sweeping stroke not a series of episodes. It’s difficult to break it down in real life. I’m sure it’s easier to do [...]
Tags: my own journey · reflections
Do The Japanese Know God
January 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Today Reia started off to preschool carrying her big, hardcover children’s Bible story book. Hitomi said she couldn’t bring it to preschool. It’s in English, first of all, and besides the school teacher naturally avoids religion and politics. Of course, there are always references to religion that come up because of cultural events (Japanese culture [...]
Tags: reflections