Recently I had a conversation with a friend over an article she found online that described some beliefs C.S. Lewis held that are contrary to standard evangelical beliefs. (The article mentioned that as an Anglican, Lewis believed in purgatory and praying for the dead, among other things. However I should point out that Anglican doctrine […]
Unity in Christ-Windows of Glass
Paradox [par-uh-doks] -noun. “Any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.” Paradoxes are usually called such because they create tension. I have always enjoyed stained glass windows as symbolic images of paradoxical ideas, because of how seemingly incongruent shapes and odd mixes of color combine to form something incredibly beautiful when light shines […]
Unity in Christ-Grafted into Eternity
To our finite minds, eternity is an extremely difficult concept to grasp. Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, said God has placed “eternity in the human heart” (Eccl. 3:11). Makes me think of a built-in homing device…a beacon that keeps pointing us toward our true home with God. But the wiring has gone bad, […]