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Star Trek is in the Bible

OK. Not quite. But there is a prophesy in Micah that I'm just gonna go ahead and cling to. Micah 4:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV) The Mountain of the Lord 4  It shall come to pass in the latter days      that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains,      and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, 2       and many nations shall come, and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord ,      to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways      and that we may walk in his paths.” For out of Zion shall go forth the law, [ a ]      and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 3   He shall judge between many peoples,      and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,      and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,      neither shall they learn war anymore; 4  but they shall

The Hope of Heaven

Why is an "afterlife" in heaven such a focus? What did Jesus promise? Lk 17: 20-25 Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There it is!’ For, in fact, the kingdom of God is among you.” His promise was not about the future, but seeing the Heaven in the here and now; in the family here with us. Do not worry about the hereafter. Embrace the heaven that is now.

Building Permanence

Shall we build a tabernacle on our journey? At one point, the disciples of Christ offered to build a permanent structure to honor what must have seemed like the pinnacle moment of Christ's time on earth at that point. Jesus, more or less, scolded them. I like to think the scolding was to point out that the journey of building relationships and understanding the completeness of God is not a journey that has an end.  I mean, in our families, friendships, and even casual relationships, how often do we say, "Wow. This is the best it's ever gonna be. We should just stop working now." I believe that the whole of the world; those of MANY faiths, including Christians are all on a journey that will someday result in ALL the WORLD coming to a singular vision of who God is. I believe that no one faith has, as of yet, all the answers. I believe it will take all of our perspectives to understand everything. Why do I say this? Well, I do not want to make the mistake

God Loves Everyone or just the Church?

Ephesians 4:12 & 13 Does God want just "believers" be of one mind and body OR all His children  to mature into a belief that makes us ALL one and in agreement of who He is. This passage in Ephesians has been utilized to describe how church bodies should be able to function as one unit.  "The church" as "one body" is supposedly called to bring more people into its body. What if, though, God hopes for ALL the world to be His body. What if, it will take MANY perspectives from all the world and faiths to fully know God as Father? What if, all of us as individuals are no more "sentient" and fully aware than a blood cell in our own body is aware of our hair color? What if, to see the whole of who we are and to enjoy the fullness of our Father's relationship, we need to communicate and understand EVERYONE's perspective?