Bill Vanderbush

The story of Genesis opens with God and a dark, formless void. Yet the apostolic witness declares, “God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.” The eternal Son, through whom all things were made, is the uncreated Radiance with no shadow of turning. So how do we hold these two realities in the same heart without breaking? In this podcast we'll explore this tension and reveal the mystery that makes it all beautiful.

Don’t rush to conclusions about what you think I’m about to say, and don’t barricade yourself behind some doctrine you brought into this podcast like a fortress. Wander some meadows with me, of a theology that dares to believe God is for us and not against us. A theology, a theophany, and a theosis that insists the story cannot end in tragedy because the Author is Love, and Love does not script a bad ending.

You don't need to fear blurry lights in the sky. You don't need to fear disclosure or cover-up or deep-state secrets or alien invasions. The worst they can do is kill the body, and even that has been swallowed up in victory. The same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in you. The same love that reconciles the kosmos is the love that holds you this very moment.

The God who is a consuming fire is the same God who is Love. The wrath that abides on the disobedient is the same Love that abides on the believer, only experienced differently according to the disposition of the soul. The energies that judge are the energies that heal. The God who is impassible in essence is the God who weeps in Christ, who bleeds in Christ, who rises in Christ, and who now fills all things with His presence through the Spirit.

We've all seen waves of revival come and go. So why is does world is still seem so dark? What we need is not another spiritual high, but deep, lasting transformation by the living Jesus. In the New (Christic) Covenant, everything flows from relationship, not rule-keeping. The Holy Spirit doesn't just visit. He indwells. He doesn't command from a distance. He empowers from within. Holiness is no longer a heavy burden but the natural fruit of intimacy with Jesus.