"Eternity is not the end of time but time that has no end." Jacques Doukhan

"Love your neighbor as yourself" assumes a healthy self-dignity. Likewise, the Golden Rule--do unto others as you would have them do unto you--assumes a baseline of self-respect. The implied Golden Mirror is that you treat yourself with the same kindness as you would a friend.

Christ incarnated in the world, fully man, without ceasing to be fully God. Christ ascended to heaven, fully God, without ceasing to be man. God with us, humanity with God, in Christ.

For Plato, heaven was a realm of abstract objects -- or "forms" -- that were timeless, spaceless, and could only be accessed by reason. But for the Christian, there is a flesh-and-bone man, the ascended Christ, in heaven, whom we can access by faith.

New favorite pizza topping: kimchi!

"Vegans, who eat no animal products, had the largest overall reduction in cancer risk: 24 per cent lower than meat eaters. This included lower rates of breast cancer and, in younger men, prostate cancer." 🥦🥕🍅 thetimes.com/uk/science/art…

"The great controlling myth of our time is the belief that within each one of us there is a real inner private ‘self,’ long buried beneath layers of socialization and attempted cultural & religious control, needing to be rediscovered if we are to live authentic lives." NT Wright

Thrilled to be learning from James K.A. Smith about learning with the faculty and staff of Andrews University.

"Nothing that in any way concerns our peace is too small for God to notice. There is no chapter in our experience too dark for him to read; there is no perplexity too difficult for him to unravel." Steps to Christ, p. 117

Adventists: Know any good online/Zoom Bible study group that would be a good fit for a young professional? 💻📜

Alcohol kills more people each year than wars, terrorism, homicides, and car accidents combined. It destroys bodies, relationships, and lives. Why do we cling to something so harmful? 🍻 youtu.be/aOwmt39L2IQ?si…

God is empathetic: Not just knowing that we suffer, but suffering with us.

Our ability to do science is not the universe explaining itself but creation pointing beyond itself.

God didn't create mathematics; God created mathematicians.

A kind word costs nothing, but can be worth everything.

On our own, we earn an F (Filthy rags, Isa. 64:6). In Christ, we’re given an A (Accepted, Eph. 1:6). God is a gracious grader!

Every semester, I take a class. Last year it was ancient Greek. Tomorrow, I'm joining a PhD seminar on the history of interpretation of Genesis 1 & 2. I'm excited to dive into the Biblical text and learn how the church has wrestled with it over the ages. Expect related tweets.

Blame is often used to cover shame. We get angry at another to avoid taking responsibility ourselves.

God revealed his name to Moses: 'ehyeh 'asher 'ehyeh. Which may be translated: "I was who I was": remember God's faithfulness, "I am who I am": trust God's goodness, "I will be who I will be": wait for God to act.

In the Trinity each Person eternally partakes in being-beyond-itself yet God is eternally complete-in-himself.