Touchpoints from March 2025
Prodigal Sons
From now on, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat
you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
I am Because I am
Exodus 3:3-15New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb,[a] the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is…
Kingdom of Foxes and Hens
Luke 13: 31 – 35 “At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.”He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside…
God in a Box Seat
“Many of our days are spent worrying about what other people think and do. It’s natural for us to want to control the narrative. At the same time, we seek affirmation and validation for our feelings, opinions, and work. Naturally, this desire to be heard and seen seeps into spiritual piety. Peterson translates this public piety by asking, “You think God is sitting in a box seat?” Ouch! I often give God the best seat in my house for my egoistic performances.”