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Restoring the natural order
German Theologian Jürgen Moltmann points out that miracles are not an interruption of the natural order, but the restoration of the natural order. We are so used to a fallen world that sickness, disease, pain and death seem natural. In fact, they are the interruption. When Jesus expels demons and heals the sick, he is…
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Touching the unclean
One particularly striking part of this (Old Testament law) system is that when an unclean person comes into contact with a clean person, that clean person then becomes unclean. Moral dirtiness is contagious. Consider Jesus. In Levitical categories, he is the cleanest person to ever walk the face of the earth. He was the Clean…
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Prayer – participating in God gracious action
In Christian prayer, as Eugene Peterson puts it, “I enter into an action begun by another, my creating and saving Lord, and find myself participating in the results of his gracious action.” Eugene PetersonClick to TweetFrom the book “The contemplative pastor” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*
