“If you bring forth what is inside of you, what you bring forth will Save you. If you do not bring forth what is inside of you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 70) There is sometimes confusion regarding this verse in relation to what it […]
sunny day in Chicago; sitting on the back porch with 5-year old Oliver sitting on my lap … Oliver looks up at me and asks, “Scaughdt, where does God live?” “No none knows for sure, but to me it feels like God is inside everything around us.” “How does God get inside of houses?” “I’m […]
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place within you to test you.’” ~ unknown (1 Peter 4:12) The key in this verse, as is so often the case in the New Testament, is the word “within” … So often we are tempted to judge our lives’ external “difficulties” […]
“Then God said ‘Let there Be Light.’” ~ unknown (Genesis 1:3) This verse runs much deeper than one might expect. Yes, it reflects the Truth that everything in the Universe is indeed composed of light; alongside the Truth that everything is essentially a facet of one single Cosmos. Of course, as with any other […]
“The Father judges no one, but has rather given all judgment to the Son … You judge by human standards, and yet I judge no one.” ~ Jesus Christ (John 5:22 & 8:15) This is yet another example of two verses of the Bible’s New Testament combining to show that Jesus was NOT speaking of […]
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