It is a near to an impossible task for you, a living, breathing human on planet earth, to escape being in numerous covenant relationships consisting of varying levels of commitment. Covenants are so common they are barely noticed and paid … Continue reading
Thinking of covenants as relationships and not just legal contracts and marriages puts a new slant on the order of things in the world. Covenants are the way the universe is linked together, and giving is always involved. The earth … Continue reading
Blood covenant is the highest level of covenant, and as such, it has the highest requirement of giving. Keep in mind that the amount of giving is always equal. In this case, equality is not determined by apportioning out each … Continue reading
Blood covenant requires a sacrifice of one’s very life, but out of the death of two a new life emerges. Death resulting in life is a prime characteristic of blood covenant. The death, of course, is a sacrificial death of … Continue reading
When I was first born again, the sheer amazement at the reality of being filled with Christ produced an indescribable exuberance within me. Joy bubbled over in my heart like champagne exploding out a rapidly uncorked bottle. What a wonderful, … Continue reading
Covenant is common to life. Even when evidence of covenant is limited to human relationships, covenants abound. Actually, they more than abound … they proliferate. The commonality principle tells us the best hiding place for something is among many similar … Continue reading
In legal contracts, the amount of giving is often defined in writing. Less formal relationships such as friends usually define the necessary giving in an unwritten and sometimes unspoken agreement. In these cases, expectations can cause friction, but after a … Continue reading
The art of relationship building, i. e. covenant making, is founded on the idea of mutual giving. Parties focused on receiving will never have a successful relationship, and strife will be their master. Division will ultimately be followed by dissolution … Continue reading
Busy, Busy Busy The first article was posted on this blog on March 8, 2011. Forty-two articles were posted from that time to the end of December. Together we explored a variety of Biblical topics at an average pace of … Continue reading
Tis the season for … Peace? If you’re like many people, it is the season of so much to do, and so little time in which to do it. There are presents to buy, trees to put up and decorate, … Continue reading
