Doxology: Jude 24 & 25 Songs in the New Testament, part 10 They say all good things come to an end. This is the end of the songs in the New Testament Epistles/letters. Except for the repeats. What better way to end than with a doxology? Upturned hands reach toward a star-filled sky and crescent …
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Who is Jesus? part 24 A poem within a poem John chapter 1 is special. It has nothing to do with teaching, philosophy, or theology because it is a series of songs or poems. What songs should do is proclaim, and the proclamation is "this is who Jesus is." Except in this short section, we …
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A poem for Trinity Sunday In the beginning was chaos.Into the chaosthe Spirit of God fluttered over the waterand into a place where there was no lightand a new day dawned,An idea in the mind of the Creator, Spirit, Word Godcame into reality. Into the created world the Word walked.Into the chaosthe Spirit of God …
