TOPIC INDEXGod the Father (10)

  1. Why Do You Expect So Little of God?

    book
    06/01/23
    11 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.

  2. A Very Brief Introduction to Logos Theology

    book
    10/13/22
    22 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    Logos theology is a theology of presence without division. It is a way of unification, of which the incarnation is the greatest visible example.

  3. The Real Church Pandemic is Nostalgia

    book
    03/01/21
    11 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    Nostalgia is a looter who impoverishes us of the truth that God is in our midst right now.

  4. God, I’m Mad At You

    book
    06/30/20
    7 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    When we are hurt, we cry out to God. But sometimes when the hurt gets really intense, our lament turns to complaint. Not only is this normal, but almost every lament in scripture contains a complaint.

  5. Fortress God

    book
    05/26/20
    11 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    God will keep his promises, but how he keeps them is often quite surprising.

  6. Anxious, Fearful, and Righteous

    book
    05/04/20
    7 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    How we feel is so often conditioned upon what we are experiencing. Faith grabs hold of something outside our experience, something objective and true that is not changed by circumstance.

  7. Anxiety, Depression, and the God Who Treats You Better Than You Can Imagine

    book
    07/19/19
    21 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    God is always better than your imaginings. God is greater than your thoughts about God!

  8. The Dung-Slinging God

    book
    02/11/19
    20 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    The prophet Jonah longed for one thing: to see the Assyrian city of Nineveh utterly destroyed by the wrath of God. His wish eventually came true

  9. Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

    book
    11/15/18
    16 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    What does it mean to be a child of God and to carry his image? This is a theological question, but it is a question necessary for our self-understanding

  10. Catbirds and the Delight of God

    book
    07/18/17
    15 mins
    By Bruce Hillman
    One of my favorite things to do in the summer is read out under the shade of my backyard tree. There, I have a reclining chair and small little side table.