Adventures In Grace

Hamartia … this is the original Greek word for "sin." Last week we started discussing what this word really meant back in ancient times. We saw this didn't mean "breaking rules" but simply a mistake by which a person would tragically miss their purpose. This was used by Aristotle in many of his stories. Of […]

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One of my biggest pet-peeves in the modern church is how we pick up a language that we don't understand. We use funny words that we never used before … words like sin, faith, prayer, holiness … and we really don't understand them at all. If you are like me, we are never really told […]

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And now the ending … We have covered many interesting issues in our study on The Shack. In this episode, we conclude our study by going through (quickly) through the last 5 chapters of the book. How will the story end? How will Mack now approach his life after this amazing encounter with the Holy […]

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A Meeting of Hearts … Mack and Papa talked about his reunion with Missy through the waterfall and suddenly Mack thought of Missy's favorite legend of the Indian princess whose death over the waterfall saved her people – was it for him that Missy had to die? Papa said that his ability to work good […]

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In the Belly of the Beasts … As Jesus and Mack head back across the water, Mack confides that he has always been troubled by the idea of Missy all alone with her abductor. Jesus explains that she wasn't alone; he was with her the whole time and that as they talked she gained great […]

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Jesus sent Mack into a dark cave where he met this beautiful woman who is the judge. As she and Mack talked, it surfaced hat he didn't think that God truly loved all his kids, or Missy wouldn't have been murdered; in light of that, she asked Mack to take her place and be the […]

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This is a special announcement for the podcast. Just a quick update on what has been happening and making sure everything is working properly in my system. I have had numerous problems of late with the site … from malware shutdowns … to podcasts not showing up … to Bluehost crashing … I think everything […]

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Mack's walk with Jesus quickly becomes a test to see if Mack trusts Jesus.Heading off down the dock, Jesus walks past all the boats, not stopping until he reaches the end. Mack is thinking that it's awfully cold for a swim and a long way to the other side of the lake, but he's game […]

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Mack's next encounter is with Sarayu whom he has decided is the Holy Spirit … in the garden of his soul. She is gentle, somewhat ethereal, but also down-to-earth in her gardener clothes. She is delighted at Mack's assessment of her garden as "chaotic," although she assures him that her garden isn't just a mess of […]

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Over breakfast, Mack discusses with Jesus, Sarayu and Papa the hierarchy of the Trinity, only to learn there isn't one. They are in a circle of relationship and choose to serve each other above themselves. In perfect unity there is no need for authority. This transitions to a discussion about how God works in the […]

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