Many younger people can’t get to the reality of God because they are blocked by the contradictions and inaccuracies for which orthodoxy offers little explanation.
Many younger people can’t get to the reality of God because they are blocked by the contradictions and inaccuracies for which orthodoxy offers little explanation.
Along with the benefits of AI in medicine & the potential of the beginning of an age of abundance, experts agree that job losses due to AI innovations will reach 30% or more within ten years, thus reducing church income by the same.
God hates divorce, but that doesn’t mean it condemns you to hell. Sin is what condemns us to hell, but when we receive Christ as Lord and Savior, that penalty is paid.
Having the mind of Christ taught in the Sermon on the Mount and responding to the current moment with Jesus’ spirituality of love—surrender, sacrifice, and service—are the definitive indications of spiritual growth.
Women, the poor, minorities, the disabled, environmental and human rights advocates—all these draw their moral force from the power of the gospel unleashed at the cross, when God took the side of the victim.
Explore what Jesus, Peter and Paul said about God’s love for strangers and foreigners.
Early stages of spiritual growth require personal effort & choice. Mature spirituality is also intensely social for it is a life shared with all creatures in heaven and earth.
Dealing with the enduring legacy of historical sin, such as our treatment of marginalized peoples, can be overwhelming. But we are not alone, and we are not expected to go it alone. God in Christ has made us new, entrusted us and empowered us.
We can see that all is not okay in the world. Loving those in need has a way of creating within us a righteous discontent, causing us to seek causes and explanation; prompting us to see patterns and connections.
There are few more intimate connections than sharing the narrative of our lives with another person: our hopes, our struggles,… Read more Your Focus on Forgotten Spirits / Spiritual Meditations