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today was my day to post as part of this event:

one side-effect of being a part of the 40 Day Fast is that a number of new people will suddenly be exposed to this blog.

for those that might return once or twice, i thought i might briefly explain the site title.

firstly, i like when blogs have titles. in truth, i’d rather have the site known as ‘Jesus Is Extravagant’ than simply ‘genepensiero.com’, because when you leave this blog i want you thinking about how much Christ loves you, not about how my last name might be pronounced.

second, for the last few years my pastor (and dad) has been pointing out the romantic nature of God’s love for us. that idea causes you to look at studying the Bible a bit differently, and, the deeper i get the more i find it to be true: that Jesus Christ loves us with an extravagant, romantic love.

one example is creation itself. there in the opening chapters of Genesis we find God creating heaven and earth, light, animals, plants, the expanse of time and space, the laws of physics, all that amazing stuff, and all of it is simply a backdrop for God to interact with man. for Him to speak with His adam and take walks with him in the cool of the day.

the principle is true today. God sustains all of time and space so that He might interact with me (and you) and reveal His awesome love and power and plan for my life.

another wonderful example is the description of the New Jerusalem in the Revelation of Jesus Christ; a city gilded and adorned with the most precious gems imagineable, presented to the Church as a beautiful engagemet ring as it were.

think of the tabernacle, the priestly garments, the life of the disciples, the promises made to God’s people…all of it points to (among other things) the extravagant love God has for mankind.

so, if you’re wondering what this site is about…it’s about my life, which is enveloped in the extravagant love of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lover and Commander and Friend.

blessings

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bibling, blogging, internettings, know what you believe | June 28th, 2008