Windows
The Bible is a window to the living God. Each book, chapter and passage can be thought of as a beautiful stained glass illumination of the divine/ human relationship. The Bible is not God. It is a lens through which to engage God. The Holy Spirit inspires every letter that is written and read. Yet each word is penned by a human hand. God is alive in the text. However, the moment we reduce God to words we are limiting the limitless. Both of these realities can be true at the same time. It takes inspired wisdom to rejoice in how the Holy Spirit teaches us through the beautiful windows of the Bible. God is always reaching out in love to us first. The Bible was written, edited, expanded, and redacted by many different people over many centuries. Thus, it is open to human misunderstanding and even error. However, knowing this should not lead us to dismiss or discount what is written in Holy Scripture. On the contr...