SAYING 23: Jesus said: “I shall choose you, one out of a thousand and two out of ten thousand, and they shall stand as a single one.” Here we have the same non-duality nugget of truth as every other saying we’ve looked at thus far,
SAYING 23: Jesus said: “I shall choose you, one out of a thousand and two out of ten thousand, and they shall stand as a single one.” Here we have the same non-duality nugget of truth as every other saying we’ve looked at thus far,
My wife and I just finished watching Ken Burn’s excellent documentary on The U.S. and the Holocaust, and, if you’ve seen it, you already know how critical it is for journalists to take the time to accurately represent people of different faiths in their reporting. When negative religious and ethnic stereotypes are reinforced, it gives people permission to marginalize those people, and to justify policies that lead to their oppression. That’s why this new study, published last week by... Read more
Saying 22: Jesus saw some infants who were being suckled. He said to his disciples: “These infants being suckled are like those who enter the Kingdom.” They said to him: “Shall we then become infants, to enter the Kingdom?” Jesus said to them: “When
“Can you imagine what a difference it would make if Christians ran for every office at all levels across our country – city council, school board, Mayor? We need to get involved and take a stand for biblical values and morals before it’s too late. If you agree share this.” – Franklin Graham This quote reflects the attitude of many Christians in America today. It reveals a deep desire to seize control the American Government – to take power... Read more
Saying 21: Mary said to Jesus, “Whom are your disciples like?” He said, “They are like small children who have settled in a field which is not theirs. When the owners of the field come, they will say, ‘Give us back our field.’ They
SAYING 20: “The disciples said to Jesus, “Tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is like?” He replied to them, “It is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds. But when it falls on tilled soil, it produces a great plant and becomes
A few weeks ago I was watching a fairly important conversation between Randal Rauser and Doug Groothuis about whether or not Progressive Christianity is a False Gospel on the Unbelievable? Podcast via YouTube and this section of the video made me want to jump up and scream. Specifically, it was when Randal Rauser – who was defending Richard Rohr’s description of the Universal Christ – reads from a section of Athanasius’s “On The Incarnation of Christ” [specifically from section 17:... Read more
Saying 19: Jesus said, “Blessed is he who came to be before he came to be. If you become my disciples and listen to my words, these stones will serve you. For there are five trees for you in Paradise which remain unchanged in summer
Don’t you just love when you discover a verse in the Bible that totally blows your mind and reorients everything you thought you knew about following Christ? Well, that’s exactly what happened last night when I quite accidentally came across this passage in Hebrews chapter 6, verses 1-3 which says this: “Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,... Read more
SAYING 18: The disciples said to Jesus, “Tell us how our end will be.” Jesus replied: “Have you discovered the beginning so that you look for the end? For where the beginning is, there will the end be. Blessed is he who will take his
