- Position: We are already completely accepted as the Father’s beloved children
- Process: We are still becoming redemptive co-heirs with Jesus
- Perception: We develop this identity in (not from) community as we practice reconciliation by hearing and obeying the Spirt
Tag Archives: children
Adoption Curve
StandardOur adoption as Sons of God
Is a process
Of learning
And letting go
Dream: Impostor
StandardOur family is staying at a tropical casino.
The kids are getting bored, so we start wandering towards the outside.
The casino is having their grand evening religious ritual.
The main hallway and staircase are lined with formally-dressed staff holding candles.
I am never sure if they are genuinely devout, or just putting on a pageant for the tourists.
Dream: Yellow Candy Grace
StandardMy friend and I are hard-luck kids
In Sunday School
He’s dying of cancer.
The teachers try to take an offering
Of the bright yellow candy we both like
But rarely get
Playlist DBJ-SHON: Salome’s Honor
StandardSalome, the mother of James and John, and her complicated relationship to advancing the ministry of Jesus.
Continue readingRedeeming Aphrodite: All Hallows’ Eve (Part 9)
StandardPrologue
Father and I have been taken prisoner by female guards.
I have no idea what is going on.
I wonder if we were betrayed by Hades, when he opened the Box in his Office.
Then I see Adam.
He no longer looks like a truant Child.
He looks like a Man who has stared Death in the eye.
And Death knelt at his feet and called him Master.
I hope he doesn’t do anything stupid.
Then I realize stupidity is inevitable, whenever Man sees Woman.
So instead I start to pray.
Pray he does the Right Stupid Thing.
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TGR-S2E6: Reversing Education
StandardPerspective
- What if education is the wrong paradigm?
- What if that is actually the problem, not the solution?
- What if it can only work via Cultural Superiority, deliberately marginalizing some in order to elevate others?
- What if flourishing in the Kingdom of Man ultimately makes us enemies of the Kingdom of God?
- What if teachers are only supposed to show what we have learned, without requiring others to agree?
- What if by eating at the Tree of the Knowledge, we have cut ourselves off from the Tree of Life?
- What if God is giving us a chance to start over?
Lesson 1/6: You and God (Anjali’s Catechism)
StandardThe Gospel: God Loves Us Like Jesus
You are an amazing person. You have a lot in common with other people, but there is nobody quite like you.
- You have a body. Head, fingers, toes, belly button.
- You have a soul. You think. You feel. You want.
- You have a spirit. You can reflect on your thoughts, feelings, and desires. You can decide what kind of person you want to be.
God is amazing. We are like God, but God is not like us.
- Our whole universe — including us! — is like a small part of God’s body.
- He knows everything that happens to us. He feels everything we feel. He wants us to know Him, and enjoy the life He give us..
- He has a Spirit that our spirits can talk to, and hear from.
RohAnjali Respect Prayer
StandardDear God,
We acknowledge you as our King.
Free us from sin so we can be happy with you
Teach us how to respect each other,
and help each other feel valuable,
So we can work together to spread your Kingdom.We ask this by the blood of Jesus. Amen.
RohAnjali 2018 New Year’s Prayer
StandardDear God,
Thank you that our family belongs to you.
We confess we need you to free us from our sin and shame so we can love like Jesus.
Give us the grace to:
- Trust you with our desires
- Face our fears
- Reflect on our anger
- Speak the truth in love, and
- Ask for help along the way
We ask this by the blood of Jesus, Amen.
RohAnjali 2016 School Prayer
StandardDear God,
Thank you for a new year at Valley Christian Elementary School.
Help our dog Qhuinn and us to adjust to our new life.
Lead us to honor you and care for other people.
Teach us to be kind, forgive, and grow closer as a family.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
RohAnjali’s Easter Prayer
StandardRohan: Alleluia! Sing with gladness on this holy, happy morning.
Anjali: Alleluia! Christ has risen on this joyous Easter morning.
The Criminal’s Prayer
StandardA hardcore version of The Sinner’s Prayer. From a dream I had on December 26, 2015.
God, I am a f***ing sinner, and I deserve to die. Save me from myself. Do whatever you have to do to burn away all the sin in me, so that I can become like you. I ask this by the blood of Jesus, Amen.
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RohAnjali’s New Year 2016 Prayer
StandardDear God,
Thank you for the new year, and new beginnings.
Please make us more like Jesus
So everyone will know how much you love them.
Lead Daddy to the right job.
Draw our family and church closer together.
And help us have fun!
We ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
RohAnjali’s Thanksgiving Prayer
StandardDear God,
Thank you for the wonderful life we lead
And all the ways you bless us.
Help us experience and share
Your peace and joy
At home, school or work
With family, church and neighbors
So others will trust you to take care of them.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Wise Risk: Faith in Two Syllables
StandardPart 5 of 6 in the series Childlike Theology:
- The Gospel
- Discipleship
- Holiness
- Worship
As children, we express faith in our parents by obeying them to stay safe. As adolescents, we risk danger in order to express faith in ourselves.
I have come to believe that the hallmark of a mature faith is wise risk. Which implies we should be designing our lives — and churches — to maximize learning rather than avoid failure.
Rohanjali’s Minion Prayer
StandardFall 2015
Dear God,
Thank you that we can be your minions.
Help us control our anger
and let go of what we want
so we can show everyone
how good and strong a boss you are.
In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
Toward a Discipling Church
Standard- Becoming, Making, and Gathering
Anjali Summer 2015 Prayer
StandardDEAR GOD,
HELP ME HAVE FUN.
BLESS MY NEW TEACHERS.
MAKE ME LIKE JESUS.
AMEN.
Rohan’s Summer 2015 Prayer
StandardDear God,
Thank you for such a fun summer.
Help me to do a good job in Pinocchio, and have fun with old and new friends at Summer Camps.
Help Daddy to bring the Kingdom of God to his new job at Matterport.
Help Mommy to enjoy the time she spends with work, family, and the house.
Help Anjali to stay healthy and learn lots of new skills.
Help us all to be kind to each other, and become responsible enough to get a dog by Christmas.
I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
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