1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedScot McKnighthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/smcknightBeginning with God 3 - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LxcKNT7uNl"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2009/07/beginning-with-god-3.html">Beginning with God 3</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2009/07/beginning-with-god-3.html/embed#?secret=LxcKNT7uNl" width="600" height="338" title="“Beginning with God 3” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="LxcKNT7uNl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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It all begins with God — what we think about God shapes what we think about ourselves and those around us and our world. It begins with God. James Bryan Smith, in The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love With the God Jesus Knows (The Apprentice Series) , helps us think about this. God…http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/files/import/imgs/Worship.jpg