Redemption of creation
212The Best and Worst of Christmas Carols
10 Mar 2025
30:58¶ 100
“One other thing to note in that song that makes people think it’s the second coming is it speaks about removing the effects of…”
31:41¶ 101
“So I think there’s maybe an over-spiritualization of this world that keeps us from appreciating that those are actually also ways that we are…”
35:03¶ 111
“Again, 50 years earlier, no. “Animals are for shooting,” and unfortunately there are some Christians that still think so, but the prophecies of Isaiah…”
43The Secret Theology of Pets
25 Oct 2020
54:27¶ 231
“He ties the resurrection of the righteous, of God’s covenant people, into the redemption of the planet and its animals. Somehow they are waiting,…”
48:47¶ 201
“We know the creation fell with us, fell under our curse. Do we think that God will use them as a parable for our…”
55:43¶ 236
“So the animal creation, and thus pets, are something that God is going to redeem, the animals and our relationship with them. Understanding that…”
42The Metaphysics of Life
18 Oct 2020
41:33¶ 140
“As Christians we can go back and say, in answer to the question “Didn’t sin derail it?” no, sin did not derail it. Jesus…”
42:52¶ 143
“We don’t throw out the creation. One day God will redeem the whole of creation, so Christians are poised to be a voice for…”
42:05¶ 141
“So God now works through things, nature, creation, little kitties who are now sitting here and being nice to me, to sanctify us. Little…”