For the last couple of weeks we’ve seen that God knows us by name. He seeks to adopt us and to make us part of his family. This adoption by grace is apparently not for everyone. Not everyone wants to be adopted, it seems. Not everyone is receptive to the concept of grace. Why do…

We’re studying about knowing God and being known by God. Last week we looked at the meaning of names in the Bible and saw their importance to God. Names themselves don’t have as much significance as the fact that they identify the individual, the person. God apparently wants to know you personally. He wants to…

Some months ago I was walking through the morgue at the hospital. I was there for an autopsy on one of my patients who had passed away. I noticed a covered corpse with a tag on its toe. The tag said “John Doe.” I inquired and discovered that this was a gunshot victim, a victim…

We’re talking about knowing God, and God knowing us. We’re talking about the image of God, the picture of God, and what can we actually see about God.  What is our motive for knowing God? Does understanding God make us better? Does it make us more righteous? Every religion and every denomination claims to know…

We’ve been talking about knowing God and God knowing us.  Every believer and even every nonbeliever has his or her own picture of God. For many, God looks just like me: white, male, with a well-trimmed beard, vigorous and youthful, with a head, a back, arms and legs, and, of course, a heart. But he’s…

Last week, after class, our dear friend Anonymous remarked:  I’m fascinated by the discussion of goodness. But I’m having trouble with the idea that all goodness comes from God. How can goodness come from a God that someone doesn’t believe in? Take my neighbor as an example. He’s an atheist. Every time I talk to…