I have started reading The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren. He says on page 33 “Or else he was a teacher whose words would be quoted to condemn people our church or denomination didn’t approve of.” He is of course speaking of Jesus here, and I can see what McLaren means about usingContinue reading “Why do we say what we say…”
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What is the opposite of love?
It seems there is a lot in this world that pulls us away from love. But what is the opposite of love? As one of my friends said to me recently the easy answer for this question is hate, but that is not truly the opposite of Love. He said the opposite of love isContinue reading “What is the opposite of love?”
Slow Fade Teaching Video
This is really cool, and shows us how much we might miss if we only read and think upon the scriptures by ourselves, or only once…
East to West Teaching Video
How far is the East from the West? As Mark says in the video, you can only go so far north before you start going south, and only so far south until you start going north, but if you go east, you always go east, and west you always go west.
Voice of Truth – Facing the Giants
Great paring of a great song with a great movie
MeChurch
Is this a true statement of what the church is or tries to be?
The Motions – Matthew West
Check out this great video!
Who keeps you intentionally focused on God?
Is it not interesting that we are drawn to a community if believers by a need to find a higher power, by the need to find God. We are drawn into the community because of our desire to seek out God and find how he can have significance in our lives. We are usually drawnContinue reading “Who keeps you intentionally focused on God?”
Prayer from Merton
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.Continue reading “Prayer from Merton”
What is life?
The Message version of Colossians 3:3 says: “Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God.” This is where our life is. This is our life. That fact that God is our life through Christ. He has hidden the word He wants toContinue reading “What is life?”
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