Beyond Religious Divide and Practices
1. Takes Questions and Arguments Seriously “It is no wonder that the women were first at the Cradle and last at the Cross. They had never known a man like
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Why We Speak to God
1. Truth Seekers Speak Almost all societies that have had some serious thinking in matters of addressing the problems of this world had the practice of fasting and praying –
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Nation or Religion? A Nationalist’s Question
1. A Nationalist’s Question A well-known personality in India, a nationalist, was touring a village in India (on live TV) where he met a gathering of Christian families and demanded
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Being Missional – It’s an Alignment Issue
1. Happily Ever After – That Wasn’t to Be In Genesis 1-2, we see humanity as the apex and glory of God’s creation – made in the image of God,
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We Can All Be… Isaiah 54 Mothers
1. Our Birth – Free, as in Salvation We all owe our existence/survival to the mercy, selflessness, unconditional love, and sacrifice,(and as the abortion debate reminds us, the choice) of
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Let Your ‘Yes’ Be ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ Be ‘No’
1. The Vows We Break Many of us may have taken wedding vows before God, that runs something like this: “..to hold you from this day forward, for better, for
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The Wounded Healer
1. The Wounded Healer In his book, “The Wounded Healer”, Henri Nouwen asks: “Who can listen to a story of loneliness and despair without taking the risk of experiencing similar
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United in a Resurrection Like His
1. Hope of a Meaningful Life The gospel is God’s promise that our life, values, actions, the cross, death, and resurrection in some way will follow a pattern of Jesus’.
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United in a (Life And) Death Like His
1. Dangerously Empowering Jesus stood toe-to-toe with the bullies and exposed the hypocrisy of the religious leaders who had the political influence to torture and kill. On the other hand,
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Back to the Jesus Way
1. Why Many Genuine People Stay Out of Church One of the reasons many genuine people stay out of the church is because the “church” has become an institutionalized organized
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