Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland and Joyce Meyer are a few of the leaders in a popular religious movement many call “The Prosperity Gospel” — the belief that if you sacrifice for God (preferably in the form of irresponsibly large monetary tithes given to these same “prophets of profit”) that God will eventually bless you […]
“What has come into Being in Him is Life, and that Light is the Light of all people.” ~ unknown (John 1:4) This is an extremely important biblical verse, and not for the heavily constricted meaning typically attached to it by conservative Christian preachers and their devout “believers” – not because it somehow intimates […]
“Whoever drinks from my Mouth will Become as I Am.” ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 108)* First & foremost, please realize that it is only possible to “drink from another’s mouth” while doing far more than merely listening to his or her words … Indeed, to “drink from the mouth” of a stranger is […]
“And you will be called Prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways; to rekindle an awareness in the forgiveness of their sins.” ~ Jesus (Luke 1:76-77) Note first & foremost that this prophecy was not given by Jesus himself, nor was it even given about […]