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I Like Your Christ, but Not Your Christianity
1. Biggest Obstacle to Jesus’ Message Mahatma Gandhi said, “I like your Christ, but not your Christianity”. That is a sentiment many of us would sympathize with and acknowledge. It is not just having some human weaknesses among those who call themselves Christian. Sometimes it is more sinister – the
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Farewell Discourse of Jesus – I (Wash One Another’s Feet)
The chapters John 13-17, often referred to as the farewell discourse of Jesus, are among the most inspiring and empowering words of the scripture. It is a deep and penetrating passage. It is also the longest discourse of Jesus. Who Is the Greatest? In John 13, we see Jesus washing
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Response to Crisis in Our Lives
1. Response to Injustice – Positive Purpose or Bitterness All around us, we see things that are not right and we go through hurts and suffering (could be a family dysfunction, manipulative religion/politics to exploit and control people, etc). There seem to be two different ways that people react to
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Awe and Wonder – Curing Our Narcissism!
1. Selfishness or Generosity Evolutionary biologists tell us that selfish strategies will not succeed in evolution and that the strategies that are evolutionarily robust are generosity/cooperativeness. Yet, we seem to be increasingly becoming a self-absorbed society of narcissism, entitlement, and depression. 1.1. Experience of Awe & Wonder Humans are said