I’m still trying to get over the parts of me that gravitate toward the first kind of religion, but I’m hopeful that with the help of Jesus and others who follow him, I can grow in the second kind – the demonstration of love toward all people.
The Book of Revelation in the Bible… bear with me… is NOT about the second coming of Christ, the rapture, the end of the world, how to spot the antichrist, or how awful the end times will be. It’s about worshipping the Lamb in the midst of empire.
You don’t have to practice self-discipline alone. In fact, millions are celebrating Lent starting with Ash Wednesday. But Jesus taught us, by example and in his sermons, that there is deep, personal reward for drawing away from our daily concerns and addictions to draw nearer to the heart of God.
Many, many people are deconstructing the puzzle of the faith that was handed down to them from a previous generation. In fact, we’re all seekers. Remaining open, continually, to what God might want to show us is part of walking humble.
Between birth and death lies an ongoing string of choices, and you’ll know what to do when you know who it is you are supposed to become.
Our opinions can be like pumping oxygen into a room ready to explode, but these five words suck the fuel out of a volatile situation and calm things down.