Author Archives: Laura

About Laura

My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating sundry aspects of this design into a description of what it means to be the new humanity.

Musings for the week ending August 20, 2021

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Laura

Lived Faith Prayer is conversation, and conversation can be awkward, dry, emotional, angry, or… anything. Sometimes I think it sounds a lot like muttering to yourself. God loves us, even when we do not get it. Honest, intentional, and consistent … Continue reading →

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Musings for the week ending August 13, 2021

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Laura

Bible Engagement I need to structure my time to engage the Word for real. Passing my eyes across the text and scribbling down a few blurbs is quite the insufficient meal. Speaking of the importance of Bible engagement, Scripture is … Continue reading →

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The Commission is Communal

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Laura

Disciple-making is always communal, whether in the initial phase of evangelism or the later phases of sanctification. Teaching and training one another toward Christlikeness requires a pedagogy situated on both vertical and horizontal axes. Discipleship is situated on a vertical … Continue reading →

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Glory as Goodness and Overwhelm

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Laura

The depth of God’s glory is its incomprehensible concentration of splendor and weightiness. With reference to glory, depth is the quality of concentration, in which all of God’s splendor and weightiness exists in one overwhelming unity. What is to be … Continue reading →

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God’s splendor is refracted and dispersed through ideas.

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Laura

The Bible is God’s Word. That is a fact. But God’s glory fills his creation, so it must also be reflected in the words and ideas flowing from humanity. From short statements of truth or opinion to stories of happenings … Continue reading →

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