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.

The Worship Stance: Living Toward God

Key Idea: The Worship Stance is trusters’ life together, including their reason, affections, and actions, lived toward God by choosing to benefit others, serve their holistic fitness, and support their holistic development, all for the glory of God. ~~~~~~ The … Continue reading

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Toward his People

Key Idea: God is always present with hesed and holiness among his people and acting for their good per the Covenant he made with them, but their experience of his presence is shaped by their hearts’ direction, being the pleasure … Continue reading

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Ruler and Trainer

Key Idea: God, who is the rightful ruler and the best trainer, renews the hearts of his people and gives them the capacity to choose to act his way, keep returning to him, and keep relying on him. ~~~~~~ God … Continue reading

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Pure and One

Key Idea: God, who is ultimate in purity and unity, works within his people through their kind and concerned action, development of capacities, and knowledge of blunt reality to make them like himself in purity and unity. ~~~~~~ God is … Continue reading

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Imaging Manifold Glory

Key Idea: The church’s unity and diversity constitute her created oneness, which functions as one earthly, kaleidoscopic reflection of God’s excellence and splendor through a communal worship stance that respectfully declares God through the varying sundries of life and full-range … Continue reading

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