As important as being forgiven by God, is becoming forgiving ourselves. Jesus came to bring about the forgiveness of God from all of our willfulness and sins, signifying the conscious transgression of the law of love. Now, once forgiven and given a news beginning, a new opportunity to be in a right relationship with God, […]
When God Does Not Answer Prayer
God does not always answer prayer. At least not in a way that we would know it for sure. We could of course tell ourselves that a non-answer is really a “no” answer–and no is certainly an answer, and God does say no to us, in effect if not in actual language. Then again there […]
What Is The Meaning of Life?
Whatever else we seek to do in our lives, we seek to find a meaning or purpose for life itself. The philosopher Nietzsche said, “Whoever has a ‘why’ to live, can accept almost any ‘how.’” So why are we here? What is the overriding purpose for life and living? I offer ten possible reasons or […]
What Will the Second Coming Be Like?
What if the long anticipated “Second Coming” of Christ turns out to be as different from our expectations as the “First Coming” of Jesus was from the expectations of the Jewish people? That just may be what will happen. God, after all, is full of surprises.
Be Still and Know
We are made of word. And we are made of silence. We need both for life, for love. Silence is as important to knowing ourselves and others as words. As the intervals of silence between the notes of music permit music to breathe and take flight, so silence in the intimacy of love lets love […]
How Does God Speak to Us?
“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. […]
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