“See what Love the Father has given us; that we should be called Children of God, for that is what we are.” ~ unknown (1 John 3:1) This verses reflects the 2nd half of the double entendre within Jesus’ infamous “become again as a child” of Matthew 18:3-4, with the first meaning encouraging us […]
Jesus made it quite clear that Heaven — at least the “Kingdom of Heaven” that he was fond of talking about — was not some glorious place we head to after we die. No, for Jesus at least, Heaven was (and still is) already “at hand” — Heaven was (and still is) all around every […]
“Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s and to God the things that are God’s” ~ Jesus (Mark 12:17) While this verse has Jesus specifically speaking of paying taxes to the reigning government (and is thereby used by many a conservative Christian to champion the same), there are several deeper meanings […]
“Have you discovered the Beginning, then, you who search for the End? For where the Beginning is, there the End will Be. For blessed is he who stands at the Beginning. He will know the End, and not taste death.” ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 18) Again, as is almost always the case with […]
No matter how high we climb — no matter how much we learn or how much we achieve or how great we feel or even how much we serve, the Mountain of Life extends ever-upward. For there is always more to learn, and there is always more to attain and there is always more to […]
“Recognize what is directly before you, and what is concealed will also be revealed.” ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 5) This verse reflects the similar Wisdom found in Luke 8:17 (“For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light”) as well […]
“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples … and you will know the Truth … and the Truth will set you free.” ~ Jesus Christ (John 8:31-32) Many of you are probably familiar with this passage from the Bible (at least the last half of it), and yet I will wager […]
“For we cannot do anything against the Truth” ~ Paul (2 Corinthians 13:8) It is indeed true that we cannot do anything effective against the Truth – for “the Truth” is the over-arching Harmony that both founds & infuses the entirety of the Cosmos, and the flow of this Love’s Oneness is simply too […]
“We have allowed the Enemy to come into our churches. I was talking to some Christians and they were talking about how they invited these gay children to come into their home and to come into the church and that they were wanting to influence them. And I thought to myself, they’re not going to […]
“The images are visible to man, but the Light within them is hidden … The Father will reveal Himself, but his Light will hide his own image.” ~ Jesus (Thomas 83) First & foremost, this verse speaks to the Truth that the radiance of selfless Love is so overwhelming that it cannot be fully […]
“Have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become Known.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 10:26) Here, we see Jesus speaking to his disciples shortly before sending them out to preach to the masses; warning them gently of the persecution that most assuredly […]
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