A question was posed: If Jesus was betrayed and if he did die to absolve me of my sin, then it seems reasonable to assume that someone is to blame … And yet, if blame of self and blame of the other are the same, what is the third option? What is the Middle Way? […]
THE GREATER COMMISSION … (a candlelit look into the Meaning of Christmas) Though I myself have chosen to live as a humble-yet-devout “Follower of The Way” of Jesus Christ, and as such NOT as a practicing member of the Christian church, I do appreciate & respect the undeniable relevance that the Christian faith commands in […]
The primary focal point of Jesus’ ministry was the deconstruction of ALL social barriers that excluded or isolated … So who is on your in list? Who’s actually invited to your table? And, who — because of financial status, career choice, religious affiliation, political views, sexual proclivities, ethnicity, gender or whatever else — has been […]
“In the course of the last few days I’ve witnessed in my own social media feeds comments made toward Muslims that would be considered hate speech and threats if such comments were directed at us. Constant fear-baiting by Christian pastors, calling Islam “evil”, saying “Muslims are the enemy of God” and all sorts of other […]
“Early in my spiritual work I saw it was absolutely necessary for me to get out of a sin and shame-based view of man … We have allowed those who hold that view to shape too much of our theology.” ~ Dalton Roberts There are several enlightening ways to look at the concept of repentance. […]
To all those preaching the limiting dogma of the Christian church: As a Man of God, it seems important for me to share some things about the Word of Jesus Christ — some things of which you are possibly unaware. After all, Jesus made it very clear that we are not to place “stumbling blocks” […]
Seems like everywhere I go, I find folks trying to use the Bible to “prove” that their current way of living is acceptable in the eyes of God — to justify their own sins of callousness & cruelty, and to affirm their own condemnatory judgments of the sins of others. It’s sad, really, as the […]
A Re-Vealing Look into the book of REVELATION (important reading for both the damned & the damning) “But nothing unclean shall enter [Heaven], nor any one who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” ~ Revelation 21:27 For a number of years now, I have consistently […]
It seems like every time I bring up anything controversial about the any of the verses in the Bible — any time I happen to point out a verse here or there that does not at all reflect the perfect LOVE preached by Jesus Christ in the Gospels, some well-meaning Christian will calmly tell me […]
HOMOSEXUALITY & THE BIBLE: a few final Words … It never ceases to amaze me — Here we are in the year 2013, and conservative Christians are still using the Bible to condemn the lifestyle choices & spiritual beliefs of others who happen to behave differently & worship differently than they do. The harsh words […]
The last Pope just got right up and cancelled purgatory … All those years of traumatized mothers believing their unbaptized infants were suffering in limbo just tossed out the window. Now the new Pope can’t seem to make his mind up on homosexuality. I admit that these priests put on a good show, and yet […]
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