Here comes Jesus.

“I have a hard time with Jesus.” One of my friends said that awhile back. I understood. To say “I believe in God” leaves space in our lives. To believe in Jesus Christ, as the creed we are looking at says, is a much bigger step. Options are narrowed, ambiguity starts to slip away. Particularly […]

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Maker of…wait.

“Good morning. Let’s read together this affirmation of our faith. “I believe in God the Father almighty. and in Jesus Christ his only-begotten son” If you are an Apostles Creed person, you were slowly repeating, “I believe in God the Father almighty” and in your head you said, “maker of heaven and earth.” Unless you […]

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Almighty.

(Part four of the Creed series) We like to know powerful people. We like people who can get things done. We like connections. We like to know who to call. When the water heater was leaking and I was out of town, I was glad I could call Tom. When I couldn’t understand financial stuff, […]

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