James E. Alderman

The Father has entrusted all humanity to the Son, and out of His very being, the Son pours the life of the age into all. Because all died with Christ, all were raised with Him, and all are made new in Him—it is finished. The incarnation was the ultimate expression of this divine exchange: God became flesh so that eternal life might flow freely into humanity. The old self, limited and self-contained, has passed away; in its place stands the new creation, alive in union with Christ and fully...

I've been reading this book called – The Spirit Gives Life: How I Learned to Meditate . It’s really more of a biography, and I’m finding it both interesting and powerful. The author, Malcolm Smith, is in his 80s now, and he starts the story from when he was almost two years old—during WWII, bombs dropping, being rushed from his crib to hide in a closet. My first thought was how could a child remember that? But , I suppose, trauma like that makes an impression. From there, the book traces his...

Ephesians 1:10 — Christ and the Whole Cosmos NET: “to sum up the whole cosmos in the Messiah.” Take a moment to imagine this: all of creation — heaven, earth, every star, every life, every hidden corner — being gathered, summed up, and restored in Christ. This is not just spiritual language; it is cosmic. The Greek word κατακλῆσαι conveys a profound reality: Christ recapitulates everything , retracing, reclaiming, and uniting the universe under Himself. Your life, your joys, your pains —...