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“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten.” (Joel 2:25a NIV) Locusts. They come from nowhere and devour everything—eating plants and trees, stripping even the bark. What once was green and healthy now lies in ruins. Leafless stubble with no promise of fruit. I’ve often heard others pray for God to restore…

Math: 1+1+1=1 English: perichoresis In honor of all of the high school students taking their SAT’s this summer, here’s a little math and English—Trinity-style. First, math. The Trinity. Three-in-one. One God eternally expressed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 1+1+1=1 God extends His crazy math to us. Marriage: “For this reason a man will leave…

One hallmark of Trinity is the balance of unity and uniqueness. One expressed in Three. So, who’s in charge? Great question. Yes. Yes? Yes. You mean, They take turns? No. They are One. Father, Son, and Spirit agree in purpose. All Members are equal. No One has to be in charge because They agree. Who…

In the Trinity, not only do They work together as a team, They are Their own best cheerleaders. In the Trinity, each Member cheers on the other Two. They honor One Another. They love One Another. They talk each Other up. You’ll find no put-downs here, only positive thoughts. Check it out: “For the Father…

Love lessons. The takeaway from my spring semester class on the doctrine of the Trinity . Does it surprise you? It did me. Love 101 in the guise of ST102OL Trinitarianism. My experience with love in my growing up years wasn’t unloving, but it could hardly be called warm and fuzzy. My parents weren’t big…

This week, I found myself at the gap. The chasm between wishing and reality. Job 3:25-26 reads, “What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.” I’m at a place where new fears show real potential. Where…

Eye exams. They’re getting harder. It’s not like anyone’s changed the questions, but every year, the letters shrink. I look through the lenses. Which is better? One? Or two? With each click, my vision moves from blurry to clear. Fuzzy to focused. In 1 Samuel 17, the story of David and Goliath, God’s conducting a…

When I make an introduction, I usually preface it with my relationship to each party. I know Lisa from dance and Anne from lacrosse. Jesus does the same thing. When the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, He introduces the Twelve to the first person of the Trinity with the term “Father.” Jesus…

Are you looking for this new year to be better than the last one? Less may be more. “He [Jesus] must become greater; I [John the Baptist] must become less.” (John 3:30 NIV) If you charted your life—finances, work, family, faith—what percentage of your life reflects the lordship of Jesus? Does He impact your finances,…

“We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.” C. S. Lewis “Incognito,” according to Merriam-Webster, means “with your true identity kept secret; with one’s identity fully concealed.” I love C.S. Lewis, but I have a bone to pick with the quote…