The Songs of the Tree- Observations of the cosmos from an interconnected, non-linear perspective

God is my personal possession, and should thus be personally known and experienced. I will never be satisfied with a distant, academic knowledge about God; nor deign to sell my…

Many settle for a stunted Christ: one who can be reasonably understood by a set of doctrines, comfortably followed by a set of outward and visible regulations, and moderately experienced…

Here I sit, partaking in sweet communion with by kinsman-redeemer around the table he has set for his church, his bride. And as I sit here, thinking of this blessed…

     I was deep in contemplation as I considered the amazing truth of vicarious atonement: that Christ took the cup of the fury of the Most High, which I had…

Behold the conqueror crossing the Jabbok. He is alone: no retinue, no court, no fighting men to give him aid. He has not the proud gait of the mighty, but…

Man's conception of sanctification is often limited to a slightly spiritualized version of mere human maturity: develop good habits, increase your abilities and skills, and achieve a measure of predictable…

God's ways are ways of holiness that weave invisible paths through impassible obstacles. He does not merely sanction one of the many earthly, well-worn paths before us, he creates his…

We are a thirsty people, full of deep soul-needs that must be met; and we all have a destructive tendency to frantically run to the poisoned waters of the world…

Law-based sanctification chains us to the limitations inherent in humanity. We meditate on the limited precepts of men, progress incrementally in humanly attainable steps, and eventually achieve sufficiency by conforming…