Imagining Faith

Imagining Faith: How Our Mental Pictures Shape Our Spiritual Reality

Imagining Faith—In the quiet moments of reflection, have you ever wondered why some people seem to trust God so effortlessly while others struggle? Perhaps the answer lies not in intellectual understanding but in something more fundamental to human experience—our imagination. The ancient text of Isaiah 26:3 provides a fascinating insight: "The steadfast of mind you will keep in perfect peace...

It is Finished

What Did Jesus Mean When He Said, “It Is Finished”?

Have you ever wondered what Jesus really meant when He cried out, "It is finished" on the cross? For many of us, those words have been tucked inside transactional atonement theories or legal frameworks that separate God from humanity. But what if this was never about appeasing an angry deity—but revealing the face of eternal Love? What if Tetelestai was...

Becoming the Black Sheep

Becoming the Black Sheep Might Be the Most Holy Thing You Do

Being the black sheep doesn’t mean you’ve lost your way—it might mean you’re finally starting to see it.  For many, faith has been packaged into rigid doctrines, sacred checklists, and an unspoken pressure to never ask too many questions. But what if breaking out of that box is actually where the Spirit starts to breathe the deepest? What if being...

How to read the Bible

How to Read the Bible & The Word Made Flesh

The Bible is sacred. But for many, it has also become a source of confusion, division, and fear. Not because it is flawed, but because we’ve forgotten how to read it. We've been trained to approach it as a manual, a rulebook, or a legal document—rather than as a testimony pointing us to a Person: Jesus Christ. How we read...

GOD IS NOT A PERFECTIONIST!

GOD IS NOT A PERFECTIONIST!

♦This article is Thesis #15 in Matt Spink's JoyBlog series  ✧ What Do We See in the Face of God? Another shift of understanding happening right now is in the area of the loving character of Father, Son and Spirit. What do we see when we look into the face of our Beloved? Do we see an angry hard-to-please perfectionist...

What is eternal life

What Is Eternal Life? It’s Knowing Jesus

To speak of eternal life is to speak of mystery—or as the Apostle Paul wrote, "The Mystery hidden for ages, Christ in you, the hope of all Glory". It is knowing Him, not a distant reward for the devout, but a present reality gifted to all. For far too long, the idea of “eternal life” has been flattened by doctrines...

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