Tag Archives: Reconciliation

Why human wisdom never leads us to Christ

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Mel Wild

Human wisdom is insufficient for ever leading us to know God. I was reminded of that the other day when talking to an atheist who is very sure he’s a lot smarter than me. Perhaps he is, but no matter … Continue reading →

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Why we still need reformation

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Mel Wild

We need to stop starting God’s story with the fall. God’s story starts with, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1), which is about God in relationship. We … Continue reading →

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God’s glory revealed in a Dallas courtroom

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Mel Wild

I don’t usually talk about current events but what happened last week was so remarkable that we shouldn’t let its lesson to us slip into the past so easily. Brandt Jean’s embrace of his brother’s killer, former Dallas police officer, … Continue reading →

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Why sheep hear His voice

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Mel Wild

Why did Jesus say that His sheep will hear His voice and follow Him? What is it about being sheep that makes us hear His voice?  I’ve already talked about this here, but I want to bring up another important … Continue reading →

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What a Glorious Day!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Mel Wild

This is from a post I wrote back in 2016 because I thought it would be good followup to my last post. We’ve been been looking at how we see the atonement and what that view says about God. It was … Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Reboot

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Mel Wild

In the Doctor Who episode, “The Big Bang,” the doctor (who is a Time Lord) reboots the Universe by allowing the Pandorica’s restoration field and the preserved pre-explosion Universe atoms to shine across all of space and time, thus undoing … Continue reading →

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The Cross: God’s restorative justice on display

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Mel Wild

I mentioned last time that when we look through the lenses of love, we see God’s justice as redemptive and restorative, rather than punitive and retributive. This is not well understood in our Western view of the atonement, but we … Continue reading →

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The beauty of God’s Rose among our thorns

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Mel Wild

I thought I would try my hand at writing some contrasting rhymes that sum up my thoughts about what the cross means to me. As you read it, some of your assumptions may be challenged about the atonement, but my hope is that … Continue reading →

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Dealing with our distortions of God

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Mel Wild

The greatest, long-standing challenge for God from Adam’s Fall in restoring us to Him is not sin. That was decisively dealt a final blow on the Cross of Calvary. No, His greatest challenge throughout all history from Adam until now has been our distorted view of Him. Because when … Continue reading →

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