There’s a moment in the Gospel of John where Jesus foresees a day that’s coming when those who follow him come to a certain realization. That paradigm shift is one that most Christians today have yet to arrive at. Mostly because they’ve been convinced that it’s too scandalous, to heretical, to be true. Here’s what Jesus says will happen: “One day you will realize that I am in the Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.”... Read more
SAYING 60: [The saw] a Samaritan carrying a lamb as he went into Judaea. He said to his disciples, “Why is this man carrying the lamb?” They said to him, “So that he might slaughter it and have it to eat. He said to
SAYING 59: “Jesus said, “Look for the Living One while you are alive to His loving presence, lest you die to this awareness and seek to see Him and are unable to do so.” This version of the saying, taken from William G. Duffy’s alternate
SAYING 58: Jesus said, “Blessed is the person who has labored and found life.” This saying is brief, but profound. As a beatitude, it carries no deep, layered nuance or metaphor but simply observes that those who work and labor to find life will be
[GUEST POST] Curse you, Norman Rockwell! Wasn’t it you who painted pictures of the idyllic American life? You know the pictures I’m talking about? The ones where the whole family is gathered around the table with angelic faces, adoring gazes, and grateful hearts! No one is sick, no one appears hurt or angry, no one is depressed or drunk. The “perfect” family. Let’s add a little Instagram and Facebook into the equation. Look at that beautiful wedding, those sweet... Read more
SAYING 57: Jesus said, “What the kingdom of the father resembles is a man who had a [good] (kind of) seed. His enemy came at night and scattered grass seed in with the good seed. The man did not let them pluck out the grass,
Many Americans are increasingly concerned about the growing threat of A.I. and whether or not a day is coming soon when Artificial Intelligence overtakes humanity and our rights as humans are disregarded and we become manipulated. For example, just the other day I saw a short video clip on Twitter of an A.I. robot answering the question, “What would be the most nightmare scenario you can imagine with AI and robotics?” The A.I., created by researchers at Engineered Arts, was... Read more
A few decades ago, Christians were arguing over whether or not it was a sin to drink alcohol. Those who supported prohibition were largely Protestant Christians, from both the Republican and Democratic parties, and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union which also helped to drive a grass-roots movement that eventually led to victory. That victory led to a nationwide, constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933. We call it the Prohibition era.... Read more
SAYING 56: Jesus said, “Whoever has become acquainted with the world has found a corpse, and the world is not worthy of the one who has found the corpse.” This may be one of the most straightforward sayings of its kind in the entire
In his novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, author Philip K. Dick imagines a futuristic religious movement called “Mercerism.” This new global faith movement centers around a messianic figure known as Wilbur Mercer. Not much is known – or explained – about who Mercer really is, but what we do know is that he is someone who endured intense hatred and persecution during his life and who persevered in spite of the violent opposition against him. Practitioners of Mercerism... Read more
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