Today I want to focus on how The God Family is constantly at work in your life. As you observe and consider Their characteristics, learn to use them as your guide for loving and caring for others with the gifts, knowledge and experience that make you unique. As we proceed in the days and weeks ahead, names of the Members of The God Family will be associated with particular attributes and traits. These traits are being presented as general overviews…
Today we are going to continue focusing on three unique (spiritual) relationships that will bring about the basis of core knowledge and position you for spiritual authenticity. In order to grasp the uniqueness of the God Family, you must look at the original language and how the Bible describes “one”. In Genesis 2:24 the Bible uses the phrase “they will become as one,” about two people being joined in marriage. The chosen word for “one” is ’echad. This is the…
As I mentioned yesterday, through the ages, many spiritual issues have been clouded by man’s legalistic, controlling, and compulsive nature. It happened between the time of Moses and Jesus during the rise of the Pharisees and Essenes. It happened prior to Martin Luther and his Ninety-Five Theses, when church leaders decided that the Bible was “beyond the common man’s understanding.” I am reminded of some of my college and seminary professors, who appeared to enjoy complicating issues to ensure that…
Christmas of 1954 was a day I will always remember. Next to the tree was a new shiny black Western Flyer. I no longer had to walk to school every day, but could ride! However, it took a while before my mom felt my cycling skills were developed well enough for this significant event. After pleading for what seemed like an eternity, I caught her on a good morning and she said Okay. Only one caveat: she was going to…
Let us turn to the concept of multiple personalities within The God Family, and examine it from a position of seeking and finding. The Old Testament the word for God (Elohiym) indicated plurality (of personages) to the Jew, but is not immediately understood in our translations. The New Testament helps us see “Elohiym” as three distinct personages most often referred to as the Godhead or the Trinity. Though the word “trinity” is never mentioned in Scripture, the concept of The…
Based on our past two day’s conversations, you know the world will not view you as normal. It is not supposed to! You will march to the beat of Kingdom drums, not that of a popular rock group. You probably will not receive worldly recognition, and you will probably wonder if what you are doing really matters—especially during the day-to-day drudgery. You may even suffer from spells of depression, as did Martin Luther and Mother Theresa. But something about you…