[NOTE: To begin, I invite you to read another teaching on this website titled Apokatastasis Reference Materials. These two teachings may not completely jibe with one another, because I simply cannot keep up with all the new materials constantly being offered about the subject; new materials become available almost daily.] This teaching is simply someContinue reading “Apokatastasis”
Category Archives: Apokatastasis: God’s Restoration of Everything
The Image of God
The Bible makes the startling claim in Genesis 1: 26 and 27 (and Genesis 9: 6) that human beings were created in the “image of God.” That’s what the reference says, but what does it mean to be created in God’s image? By basic definition “image” means a “representation of something.” We know from manyContinue reading “The Image of God”
God’s Purposes For You
Precisely what—if anything—did Jesus of Nazareth accomplish by means of his birth, his life on earth, his tortuous death on the cross, his resurrection, and his return to heaven some 2,000 years ago? Coupled with that question is this: What are God’s ultimate purposes for his entire creation? For you? Are there answers to suchContinue reading “God’s Purposes For You”
God’s Will For You
Don’t misunderstand the title of this teaching! I don’t presume to have the faintest clue about God’s will for you in the day-to-day events of your life. If I claim I do, that’s presumptuous and foolish of me! In fact, don’t let anyone else ever presume to know what God’s will is for you inContinue reading “God’s Will For You”
Eternal LIFE
Got LIFE?! As I visit with various followers of Jesus and pre-followers here and there in person and by correspondence, soical media, and e-mail around the world, I find that many of them have only a vague, nebulous concept of what real LIFE—eternal LIFE—is all about. Here’s what the Bible teaches: Eternal LIFE is God’s ownContinue reading “Eternal LIFE”
“Good” Good News vs “Bad” Good News
We’ve all seen little religious leaflets someone leaves at our front doors or in restaurant bathrooms; or, from time to time we see them being blown about on downtown sidewalks on a windy day. Sure you’ve seen them: the kind a zealous religious person hands to you as you round a street corner or youContinue reading ““Good” Good News vs “Bad” Good News”
Shang Ti and Sinim
During my childhood years, my family lived in one of the three “Atomic Cities” in the United States during World War II. It was a lazy summer afternoon in one of those cities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. I was 5 or 6 years old, digging a hole in our back yard with a little shovel, asContinue reading “Shang Ti and Sinim”
Druids, Celts, and Jesus
Here’s a story about God and the Celts that’s been passed down by word-of-mouth for centuries. Is the story fictional or true! You decide… “Clouds boiled up to cover the sky and the sound of a mighty wind filled all the world. And though it was bright midday, the heavens grew dark as twilight afterContinue reading “Druids, Celts, and Jesus”
City of Mystery
Allegory: noun. “a story used for teaching, in which people, things, and happenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning.” In a faraway land laden with abundant peace and joy, and cloaked in wondrous mystery, a fair and lovely city nestles serenely and securely among the foothills of a nearby high and lofty mountain. This cityContinue reading “City of Mystery”
Angel Visit
NOTE: Recently, the following report appeared on my home-office FAX machine. Obviously, it appeared there by mistake; we have been unable to trace its source, and our FAX machine was not malfunctioning at the time. Doubtless the mysterious report was not intended for human eyes, but because of its startling contents, I am reproducing itContinue reading “Angel Visit”
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