righteousness in God

'It becomes evident that we are looking for a righteousness without God, that we are looking, in truth, for a god without God and against God. . . . It is clear that such a god is not god' - Karl Barth writing at the beginning of the last century. How many theologians does it take to encourage us today to seek righteousness only in God?

Christmas greetings!

Wishing you a very good and blessed Christmas and New Year!

Mike Reeves, The Good God

http://thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article/best_christian_book_ever_read

God's love

God's love, however, is anything but silent. He shouts it in Jesus Christ - John 3.16

no vocabulary

There's no vocabulary
For love within a family, love that's lived in
But not looked at, love within the light of which
All else is seen, the love within which
All other love finds speech.
This love is silent.
T.S. Eliot

That's a great and profound thought! I can see it perfectly in my own experience of family. However, in the context of church, which takes on the metaphor of family, why do we have to keep finding a vocabulary to suggest Christian love and community? We're so self-conscious, sometimes; so artificial; so reminding, perhaps. I found reading Andrew Francis, Hospitality and Community (2012) a real help to a less self-conscious Christianity. Also, Ian Stackhouse, Primitive Piety (2012), chapter 9, 'Untamed Hospitality' a terrific challenge.

Hokey Kokey

I saw the other day a notice that said: 'What if the hokey kokey is really what it's all about?' Food for thought, perhaps!

Light

For with you is the fountain of life, in your light we see light. Psalm 36:9