I am currently planning on this being a five-part series on the big picture of God. This will be therapy for me and I hope of benefit to you. If I can clear away some of the religious brush and cobwebs that have built up over the years, who knows what we might discover and encounter. Maybe even the reality of God. I just can’t simply buy that the state of the church today is all that God’s offering. And in that I’m going to kick off this introduction to a concept called “process theology“. After all, life is a JOURNEY!
I believe whole-heartedly in the NOW. Eckhart Tolle’s book sold as many copies as it did (The Power Of Now) because it spoke to the spirit of man very loudly. And since I am an AND-ALSO person, I’m going to have it both ways.
Process theology is about BECOMING as much as BEING.
Process philosophy (aka, process theology) identifies metaphysical reality with change and dynamism. Since the time of Plato, metaphysical philosophers have posited a “timeless” metaphysical reality of substances, objects, or things, while processes are denied or subordinated to timeless objects. Process philosophy reverses this priority and favors “Becoming” over “Being“.
I favor both! 
Literalists not only have closed the canon (I’m okay with that), but they’ve closed their minds as well (that I don’t like) to anything NEW . And yet, they accept the changes that Luther made just a couple hundred years ago. Go figure!
In other words, I believe that God is IN (more than just IN) a continual and continuing relationship with His creation and thus us. And He is working with each one of us to bring our potentuality to actuality. It is not only IN HIM that WE live and move and have our being, but He in us as well.
God’s essence is giving- LOVING!
God is not indifferent, nor aloof. Since God is LOVE, the world, all of creation is the object of that love. That would also include you and I. Woo-hoo!
Thus, as a close to this introductory overview, let me summarize by saying God created us for a relationship that would allow Him to express Himself with us, in us, and through us. Not many are allowing that.
Jesus, the Christ fully did and He is our model. Follow Him!
Good word…ummmm….edible. A drink of life is always a nice way to start off the day. Thanks!
Maybe we can make drinking a habit.
As soon as Jesus becomes head of the church not the pastor or man or some guru we will see transformation. We want to be spoon fed by the pastor or run to this conference or some other place chasing after the anointing to find God instead of giving up control and being led by the spirit.It’s the corporate anointing that he’s calling for to break the yoke of bondage, but the church will not allow this to happen because it wants to be in control and to remain a one man show.So sit back and enjoy the entertaiment folks because you won’t be getting much more these days.
This is exactly one of the things that I am trying to correct. I want to be a guide who assists and not dictates. I want a church that will listen to the Spirit and just BE content in Him.