Actually, despite the vehemence of this meme — Jesus said nothing of the sort, and indeed often encouraged his followers to do exactly the opposite — to worry not about their material needs, to give more than they received, to make their lives about Love, to share of their Selves more than their stuff … […]
The Bible is literally filled with verses and passages and theological principles that directly contradict one another … Quite a few of them are reconcilable (e.g. the apparent contradictions in the first two chapters of Genesis are easily explained by the “fact” that Genesis describes not one Creation Event in two very different ways, but […]
This holiday season, I am thankful for the actual Way, the actual Truth, & the actual Life of Jesus Christ … Indeed, despite what many Christians might say to the contrary, The Way of Christ actually has nothing to do with Jesus at all — nothing to do with worshiping him as if he were […]