T.M. Moore
T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
Books by T. M. Moore
Pastoral Vision
Vision for life and ministry: Few things are more important in the work of pastoral ministry. This month's resource looks to church leaders from the 2nd to the 20th century to learn what we can about pastoral vision.
The Week August 23-30, 2015
Ethics, poetry, communal memories, transhumanity, and the Bug - the Bug?
Pray for Your Pastor
Do your pastors and shepherds know you pray for them?
Common Grace and Witness (Common Grace, Part 7)
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” Luke 12.27
Two cheers for PBS
Susie and I are PBS fans and supporters. Not big supporters, mind you, but supporters. What we benefit from we generally try to support when we can.
Common Grace and Worship (Common Grace, Part 6)
Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts! Psalm 148.1, 2
The goal of common grace
As we saw in Psalm 104, as well as in the poem, “Pied Beauty,” the common grace of God leads those who observe it to worship and praise the Lord. This is precisely as God intends. The end for which God does anything, including pervade and sustain the world with common grace, is to glorify Himself.
Common Grace Every Day (Common Grace, Part 5)
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard. Psalm 19.1-3
A neglected discipline
I suppose I could muster several convincing arguments for why you should spend more time reading and contemplating poetry.
Common Grace to Humankind (Common Grace, Part 4)
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5.44, 45
In your face
In his 1903 novella, “The Beast in the Jungle,” Henry James tells the story of John Marcher, a young man persuaded that something amazing or catastrophic lay ahead for him in life. One day it would leap out at him, like a beast in the jungle, and he would either wrestle it into submission or be overwhelmed and destroyed by it.
The Witness of Common Grace (Common Grace, Part 3)
“Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.” Acts 14.17
The doctrine of common grace
We have been considering the Biblical teaching concerning the doctrine of common grace.
The Extent of Common Grace (Common Grace, Part 2)
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. Psalm 104.13
So loved
The basis for common grace – grace that reaches to every nook and cranny and creature in the creation – is nothing other than the love of God.
What Could Be Common about Grace? (Common Grace, Part 1)
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5.44, 45
Reason not enough
In his book, How the West Won, Rodney Stark argues that Western culture and the modern worldview came to prevail through the centuries on the strength of sound reason. If we want to understand why science, the arts, technology, business, education, and government, based on Western models, are the preferred forms and systems throughout the developed world, the answer is the power of sound reason.
ReVision Study: Common Grace
ReVision studies are designed for individual or group use and explore various aspects of the Christian worldview. All ReVision studies are available in free PDF format and may be duplicated for group use.