Philip Friesen

Why Ever Would God Want to Be Human?

June 6, 2013   Why would God want to become human? Isn’t the very notion preposterous. The entire Muslim world believes it is, and for Buddhists, well, it is thinkable for humans to become God, but certainly not the other way around. The New Testament presents a God who took on the status of being human. “Jesus, the Son of God…is not incapable of feeling our weaknesses, with us, but...

Philip Friesen

On Politics and Marriage

Marriage changed in Minnesota in the last week, or so it is thought. Is marriage something God gave or is it something we created? Or is this something of a joint project, Divine and human? My understanding is that when two people consummate a sexual act, God creates an emotional bond between them that is called marriage,  but the marriage is like a newborn baby. It will require many years of growth  in...

Philip Friesen

Point of Disorientation

Let us keep our eyes on Jesus & the light he is. Everything else is darkness. If our thoughts are fundamentally oriented around winning arguments, elections, or bonuses, finding bargains, advantages, or privileges, we walk in darkness and do not know where we are going.  

Philip Friesen

Psalm 91 on War & Ethnic Cleansing

ETHNIC CLEANSING, WAR, AND PLAGUE David, the Psalmist, wrote, “A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you (from Psalm 91).” The statement describes the feelings of a lone survivor after a battle or the event of a plague. It is a Biblical promise for God’s servants, but the real intent of the promise is to keep us from the power of sin over...

Philip Friesen

Visitors to a Christian(?) Country- a few thoughts

Note to Friend following a welcome event for arriving foreign students- Last night was also a good thing, and we did get a good crowd. There was one thing in your presentation that I thought was confusing. 1. First there were these wonderful testimonies from internationals who, when coming here, found America to be so much less than a godly place. Here they met real temptations they hadn’t faced at...