Tag Archives: Trinity

How can we know God?

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Mel Wild

In The Naturalist’s Dilemma, I used a video of C.S. Lewis’s famous 1961 article, “Finding Shakespeare” to explain the problem we have with trying to find God in this world. In other words, how would Hamlet find Shakespeare since he … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian apologetics, Theology | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Knowing God, Religion and Spirituality, Trinity | 263 Comments

Thoughts about intimacy

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Mel Wild

When we talk about God, we’re talking about relationship before anything else. Before all creation, there was mutually shared love between the Father and the Son (John 17:24). This is important because God is love, and for Him to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Worship | Tagged Christianity, Intimacy with God, Intimate relationship, Trinity | 6 Comments

Splitting God

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Mel Wild

After the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated by the United States Army at 5:29 am on July 16, 1945 in the New Mexico desert, director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, J. Robert Oppenheimer responded to what he witnessed by quoting from the Hindu scripture, … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Easter, Religion and Spirituality, Trinity | 10 Comments

Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Five

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Mel Wild

When a child is afraid of his or her own father it’s an indication of serious abuse. Sadly, the “fear of the Lord” looks more like “afraid of God” for many Jesus-loving Christians. This is part five of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of the World.” We’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Freedom, Heaven on earth, Sonship | Tagged Christianity, communion with God, Intimacy with God, Jesus, Salvation, Savior of the world, Trinity | 9 Comments

The dynamic flow of the Trinitarian life

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Mel Wild

All of creation spins and flows to the dynamic rhythm of the Divine Dance of God, echoing the very nature of the Trinitarian life. When you start to see yourself in this divine flow between the Father, Son, and Spirit, everything changes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth, Sonship, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Dualism, Jesus, joy, Kenosis, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual life, transformation, Trinity | 11 Comments

Can you see yourself in Christ?

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Mel Wild

In my last series (“God so loved“) I mentioned that one of the reasons Jesus was born on Christmas day was so God could bring us to Himself, into the “Divine Dance” that the Father and Son have enjoyed since before the foundation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Heaven on earth, Identity, Sonship, Theology | Tagged Andrei Rublev, Christianity, Iconic art, Nature of God, Religion and Spirituality, Richard Rohr, The Divine Dance, Trinity | 14 Comments

Enthusiasm: the mystery of God in us!

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Mel Wild

Enthusiasm is a heart word. When you’re enthusiastic, you’re living from the heart…you’re touching God! It’s becoming like a little child, which is the way of heaven. It’s when you’re most fully alive. If you understand Greek you probably vaguely … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Freedom, Sonship, Worship | Tagged Christianity, Enthusiasm, Heart language, Intimacy with God, Mystery, Trinity, United Pursuit | 6 Comments

Becoming human – part one

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Mel Wild

The goal of discipleship is to become like Christ, which means becoming authentically human. Many Christians seem to think that being spiritually mature means God wants to dissolve us into nothingness. This idea finds its origin in pagan religion, not Christianity.

Posted in Identity, Love, Sonship, Theology | Tagged Becoming human, Christianity, Christology, Discipleship, Intimacy, Perichoresis, transformation, Trinity | 7 Comments

Are sinners separated from God? Part one

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Mel Wild

Does sin separate us from God? Is there a big chasm between a holy God and sinners? You will most likely say, yes. I’ve said yes for about 30 years of my Christian life. But I would like to faithfully question that assumption today.

Posted in Doctrine, Faith, Grace, Reformation | Tagged Are Sinners Separated from God?, Christianity, Evangelism, Four Spiritual Laws, Good News, Jesus, myth of separation, Trinity | 8 Comments

Are anger and wrath attributes of God? Part two

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Mel Wild

We’ve been faithfully questioning our assumptions about the anger and wrath of God. Last time, I made the point that they should not be considered attributes because God does not eternally express these emotions within the Godhead. (If you have not read part one, … Continue reading →