And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” (Revelation 5:9-10)   It’s important to remember that it was the lamb, not the lion, who was worthy to take the scroll and open its seals. A lamb that looked as if it had been slain. In my kingdom, this is what authority looks like: humility and sacrifice….

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. (I John 1:5)   This is an important message in understanding me, for the closer that you come to me (and you are allowed to come as close as you like) the more my light will illuminate your life. You cannot come close and keep some things private, for in me all things are revealed. It is this fact about me, that I am light, that keeps many from the relationship that I long to have with them. Each person must choose between intimacy and privacy,…