“If any want to become my followers, they must deny themselves, and take up their cross, and follow me.” ~ Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:24) NEWSFLASH: if you are “following Jesus” to save the “lost souls” of others or to “attain salvation” for yourself, then you aren’t actually following Jesus at all. “For I was hungry […]
If your connection to the Divine fits inside any one particular religious box, the chances are astoundingly high that you are selling both your God and your Self way short … P.S. Whatever you call GOD is much bigger & tons “better” than you are imagining Him/Her/It … What? … No, WAY BIGGER than that! […]
“Be alert; I have already told you everything … Heaven & Earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away … And what I say to all: Keep Awake.” ~ Jesus (Mark 13:23, Mark 13:31, & Mark 13:37) That the Earth is fundamentally impermanent and inevitably passes away is a Truth known […]
“Let your gentleness be known to everyone … The Lord is near” ~ Paul (Philippians 4:5) The Lord is indeed always near, my Friends — not in the “benevolent dictator hovering above” sense meant by Paul (and his followers in the modern-day Christian church), but rather in the “always residing within” sense of Jesus […]
“Whenever you face trials of any kind, consider them nothing but Joy” ~ James (James 1:2) One of Jesus’ favorite and most trusted disciples (see Gospel of Thomas 12), James was correct to encourage us in this way — for he knew that deeds are only powerful enough to bear “The Fruit of the […]
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