New Name

Recently (i.e. this morning) I decided to give the blog a new name. The purpose of the blog has not changed. I still am seeking to think God's thoughts after him in order to restore the image of God in me. But with the help of a friend and collegue, I realized that the latin phrase "restituo imago dei" actually translates "I restore the image of God." That doesn't sound presumptuous, does it? I also get weird faces from friends when I tell them about my blog. So, for the sake of theological precision and of keeping my friends, here's the new name of the blog - Repair the Ruins (http://www.repairtheruins.blogspot.com/)

The name comes from something I read by J.C. Ryle about the image of God.

"We can acknowledge that man has all the marks of a majestic temple about him - a temple in which God once dwelt, but a temple which is now in utter ruins - a temple in which a shattered window here, and a doorway there, and a column there, still give some faint idea of the magnificence of the original design, but a temple which from end to end has lost its glory and fallen from its high estate" (Holiness, 4).

Since our first parents rebelled against God, the image of God in man has been in ruins, has lost its glory, and must be repaired. While in all of us there are faint reflections of our potential, the image of God has been distorted and corrupted by sin. We have lost the ability to use our potential his way. That's where the gospel comes, for no other way can bring us back to God's original intention for us. May God continue to give me grace to restore the image of God in me and those whom I love so much!