Out of all the beliefs I have reconsidered over the last few years as part of my ongoing deconstruction/reconstruction process, this may be one of the most puzzling. Honestly, I’m not even sure what to call it. It’s not merely the Incarnation of Christ or the nature of the Trinity, or the Deity of Jesus, or the definition of God. It’s sort of all of that wrapped up into one confusing lump. I can remember reading Alister McGrath’s book on... Read more
Saying 27: Jesus said, “If you do not abstain from the world, you will not find the Kingdom. If you do not observe the sabbath as a [true] sabbath, you will not see the father.” Abstaining – or fasting – from the world is
I spent over 10 years working for an in-house marketing agency creating advertising campaigns for top technology companies like Apple, IBM, Microsoft and HP, so I am very familiar with the power of marketing and the importance of good branding. That’s why I think God needs a new image because, right now, His brand is way off the mark from the original reset He received roughly 2,000 years ago from Jesus. As part of my previous job in marketing, it... Read more
Saying 26: Jesus said: “You see the mote which is in your brother’s eye; but you do not see the beam which is in your own eye. When you cast out the beam from your own eye, then you will see (clearly) to cast out
Saying 25: Jesus said, “Love your brother like your own soul; protect him like the pupil of your eye.” Simply put, you and your brother are the same. If you realize that you are in the Father, and Christ is in you, and in the
Saying 24: His disciples said: “Teach us about the place where you are, for it is necessary for us to seek it.” He said to them: “He who has ears, let him hear! There is light within a man of light, and he lights the
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
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