Tag: incarnation

Hope from the Ashes

Posted on by Michael Rose
Andrea and I went hiking a few days ago in Waterton National Park.  It is a lovely treasure just a couple of hours’ drive from home.   With COVID-19 restrictions being slowly lifted the park was being reopened on a limited basis so we took the opportunity to visit. We set out along a trail…
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Seeing through Jesus

Posted on by Michael Rose
Hey Mike,  We know, according to scripture, God chose the Israelites as his people. Joined together under a covenant. There were several other tribes or nations on the earth and they must have had their own creation stories and modes of worship so was God not with them? It wouldn’t be Yahweh, but it would…
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From your Head to your Heart

Posted on by Michael Rose
“You must descend from your head into your heart. At present, your thoughts of God are in your head.  And God himself is, as it were, outside you, and so your prayer and other spiritual exercises remain exterior. Whilst you are still in your head, thoughts will not easily be subdued but will always be whirling about, like snow in winter or clouds…
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A Birds Tale

Posted on by Michael Rose
It was a particularly cold December, the time of year when the days are short. The kind of relentless wind that slashes at bare skin rendering it raw and sore in a few short seconds.  The bitter cold lingered days into weeks. One would be forgiven if they stayed put – to stay huddled in…
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Christ Climbed Down

Posted on by Michael Rose
Christ Climbed Down Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this year and ran away to where there were no rootless Christmas trees hung with candycanes and breakable stars Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this Year and ran away to where there were no gilded Christmas trees and no tinsel Christmas trees and…
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The Welcome of God

Posted on by Michael Rose
Can you think of a time when you were made to feel really welcome? Where the host(s) went out of their way to ensure that you felt comfortable and well served? What did that look like? How did that make you feel? What difference did this make for you? How about in a situation where…
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