The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things.
Recently there has been a spate of videos, TV shows, commercials, and movies about zombies. They are supposed to be dead but alive bodies, mysteriously possessed by demons which propel them to threaten and harm the living. However, they're remorselessly assaulted, shot, stabbed, and dismembered by their intended victims. And the public is entertained by this schlock.
It would be easy enough to suppose zombies are Hollywood's version of nonconformists, disabled persons, drug addicts, and people on the autism spectrum. "Normal people" can entertain themselves with such fantasies. But they might include those who have died and now live in the Lord. Certainly our kinship with the despised must be obvious for we embrace them as our own.
To those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God. (John 1:12)
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I love to write. This blog helps me to meditate on the Word of God, and I hope to make some contribution to our contemplations of God's Mighty Works.
Ordinarily, I write these reflections two or three weeks in advance of their publication. I do not intend to comment on current events.
I understand many people prefer gender-neutral references to "God." I don't disagree with them but find that language impersonal, unappealing and tasteless. When I refer to "God" I think of the One whom Jesus called "Abba" and "Father", and I would not attempt to improve on Jesus' language.
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