The Spark in You

2025-01-15T13:22:42-05:00January 7th, 2016|Musings, Uncategorized|

One of the theologians I really appreciate is the late Gabe Fackre a professor at Andover-Newton Theological Seminary. Dr. Fackre wrote a book called "Christian Basics" in which he very creatively described some of the deepest spiritual goings-on in our lives. One of my favorites is his account of the beginnings of humanity's relationship with God. "In the beginning", Dr. Fackre writes, "God had a dream. The world is bathed in the Divine light. Creation and Creator are one. There is joy and peace in Eden." Then he goes on to say that we might picture this as a campfire scene. [READ MORE]