All of my life I have observed how many religious institutions have kept Christ just out of the reach of people. Preachers scream out His name from the pulpit followed by ‘Just As I Am’ and people come to the altar. Jesus gloriously saves all who come. Then the bidding for your soul begins. “Yes, you are saved”, they say, “but now you gotta…” And then it begins. I have been there, done that and oh, buddy do I... Read more
I know the title of this article is going to freak some of you out…but hear me out. I am a follower of Christ but I do not like any religious label. Jesus did not call his followers Christians. He called them disciples and friends (John 15:15-17). The early church called themselves ‘The Way’ (Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22). The term “Christian” is only used three times in the Bible, in Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter... Read more
Jesus clearly said He was THE WAY, as in the one and only way. He did not declare His way to be another way but boldly said I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. Now most religions acknowledge that Christ was a good man, a teacher sent from God, etc. but when He declared Himself to be the way, the truth and the life that made Him to either be who He said He was or a lunatic!... Read more
Don’t get mad or just dismiss when a Christian says Jesus is the answer to this culture of hate and fear. Let me try to explain to those who just blanket reject the idea that Jesus is the answer and explain why it is a viable solution or at least a step in the right direction. When Christians say things like this they are sharing experientially things they have witnessed in their own lives and the lives of others... Read more
There is nothing more important than the air we breathe to us surface dwellers on Earth. Most cannot hold their breath for longer than 30 seconds to 2 minutes. There are exceptions of course and at this writing, Budimir Šobat (Croatia), a 56-year-old free diver, has proven he’s unrivaled at the skill. On March 27, 2021, he broke the record for the longest time breath held voluntarily (male) with a staggering time of 24 minutes 37.36 seconds. Wow! We cannot see... Read more
I strive to never let a day go by that I do not allow my bare feet to feel the earth beneath my feet. There is something about your bare feet walking upon the surface of this planet that is like your skin touching the skin of your closest friend as you walk. I do not wish to be of some city with paved streets. It is out in the wild where I feel most alive. It is out there... Read more
One of my favorite inspiring movies is V For Vendetta. There is one character in the movie named Evey that is arrested and they shave her head and when she is released she is standing in the rain looking upward and she says something that stuck with me “God is in the rain.” It is so true. God is everywhere. He is in the rain. He is in the water. He is in the fire. He is omnipresent. He... Read more
Do you know what I have found out about spirituality? That the less I try to understand it the better I understand it. People historically have tried to conjure up, wind up, pay up and work up something into an image or religion and call what they have invented God for a long time. The reality is true spirituality is not something we can put on the shelf of a church to be taken down on Sundays. True spirituality... Read more
Have you ever thought about nature having a spiritual side? I know all too well the power of the Creator and the creation. To think that creation, nature and the great outdoors are just something to enjoy as leisure and recreation is to miss out on a whole dimension of what it truly is. Here in North America as well as in other parts of the world the Earth is tilting closer to the sun’s exposure and giving us what... Read more
True Spirituality is more all-encompassing than most think. It is also more universal than most think. God has been God before the beginning of this planet. So, in the beginning, picture a great ether in perfect harmony and balance. It was not some impersonal force but indisputable and pure truth that was and is. I use the term ‘ether’ quite often but you may call call it ‘the mind of God’ or the omnipresence of God if you wish. Just... Read more
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