One True Faith??

A reader, mark, recently asked me how "I know mine is the 'One and Only True Faith'" I thought I would put my response up here for everyone to comment on.

I don’t really know that. Faith is something that shows me something of God, but not him entirely. There is always the possibility that God is much bigger then my own faith. In fact a God that wasn’t would be very troublesome to me. I personally believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to God, but what that entails is far beyond me. Jesus Christ could be revealed to someone in a way that I see inconstant with my own faith, but still somehow manages to be consistent from the vantage point of the almighty.

If I didn’t believe in a paradoxical faith I would have a lot of trouble believing in the trinity, the hypostatic union, and even that God is both Just and Merciful. God, it seems, likes to dwell in the tension of ideas more them be confined by the ideas themselves. It’s like music. A note is not beautiful by itself, but the tension created by all the notes together creates the beauty of a piece of music. The same is true in poetry. Rarely does a single word move someone to tears, but the tension of words put together creates something of power. I think God is understood best in a similar tension. What I know of him is simply one note in a symphony that demonstrates his majesty to those who care to listen.

“Creativity” - Top Ten Things to get catch an idea

I'm working on a set of guidelines for creating lessons at MissionChrist I created this list as a resource and thought you all might like to take a look at it.

Creativity is one of the main ways we are created in God's image. He is a creator, in fact in Genesis 1:1 the fact that he is a creating is the only thing we know about God. The Bible begins by introducing us to God, not with a name or a linage, or even an image. All we know is that he creates.

We'll probably talk about this a lot more in the future, but until then here are ten tips for creating good ideas, and identifying useful goals!

GET CREATING!

1. Brainstorm Alone and With others
2. Repeat what others have said back to them to clarify
3. Take a break and let ideas simmer
4. Identify in what times and places ideas come to you most. Create a space for them to grow.
5. Have a method to catch ideas when they come in the day to day. (paper, pen, voice recorder, etc...)
6. Try changing your perspective on an issue. Different vantage points can foster new Ideas
7. Try Random association: take something unrelated and just grab words and pictures from it and run with it… see where it goes.
8. Write down everything even stupid ideas
9. Don’t Be Afraid to Share!
10. Have Fun…. Play… seriously this is proven to help