The phrase ' God is a name for God' has been attributed to the late theologian Paul Tillich. While at first glance or hearing, it might sound a bit flip, the phrase conveys an incredible depth of TRUTH. WHO and WHAT God is cannot be contained by any name or image. God is always greater than anything we portray Him to be....
Did you notice that I just added another limitation to God by saying HIM? Any human language is incomplete. This is not intended to be a picky point; rather, it is testimony to the majesty, power and love of that which we call by the name GOD.
On October 18, we are having a FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE in which our young people will be very involved....My sermon title that day is a simple one: GOD
In this VERY SHORT SERMON ( promise), I hope to help us all reflect not only on the ways we might limit God, but on all that GOD IS and all that we may have even have considered...
There's wisdom in Tillich's words-
PB
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What did you think of Sunday's Susan Campbell article? When is Organized hierarchical religion finally get it that real power doesn't exist through intimidation and bullying people to follow the rules. It exists in the form of servant leadership these women were exibiting.
It was a magnificent story about people truly doing the work of the Gospel. Should time permit, I will write more on it this week.....
THANKS!
PB
very useful read. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did any one learn that some chinese hacker had hacked twitter yesterday again.
very useful post. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did any one learn that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.
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