Posts tagged jesus
Review: The Unvarnished Gospels
Dec 14th
If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the Christian reader on your list, I highly recommend The Unvarnished Gospels, translated by Andy Gaus. I personally use this version of the gospels for daily reflection and a little “spiritual boost” every now and then.
What makes this book unique is that Andy does his best to [...]
I’m Waiting For The Christian Take-Over of Christianity
Oct 27th
You’ve seen me write about this before. It can be so upsetting to understand Christianity, to get what Jesus was talking about, and then to see the Social Conservative Nazis in the United States claim to be basing their words and actions on Christianity.I received an email yesterday that got my entire day side tracked. [...]
Send me your stories about church, faith, and beyond
Sep 15th
I’m writing a book. Your story could be in it.
I’m looking for stories about your personal experience with “faith”, “church”, and “Jesus”. I’m especially interested in those stories where what you thought Jesus was saying was not what the church was telling you (either in words or actions).
For example, in terms of “prophecy about the [...]
Where’s the Christ?
Sep 4th
I was always fascinated growing up in a Christian church that very few people actually talked about Jesus (the Christ). As I heard pastors, ministers, teachers, preachers, missionaries, and priests talk about their faith, it seemed that the majority of the conversation revolved around a sort of code of social and personal conduct. If you [...]
When Did You Break Yourself?
Jul 27th
I thought I’d try a little video entry to get you through your week. The main point is that Jesus was pretty clear when he told us that we were already saved (past tense and present reality), that religious institutions tend to get God’s message a little wrong (they aren’t God and shouldn’t be speaking [...]
I’ll Take The Clothes Off The Back Of A Lily Anyday
Jul 13th
My favorite passage in all of scripture is Jesus telling his followers that God loves them more than anything, that God will always be there to protect, provide, and care for them.
Consider the lilies of the field, he says. They do not want for fine clothes, yet they are clothed in all of God’s splendor. [...]
Have You Ever Been Robbed of Something?
Jul 9th
Like all good teachers, Jesus used vivid stories to illustrate his points, and like all good stories, they were meant for a specific audience, in a specific time, at a specific place, and with specific culture references and techniques. The preferred story of Jesus’ time for his audience was something called a parable.
Parables are unique [...]
Let Go Of My Ego
Jul 6th
At some point Jesus told us to deny ourselves. In fact, I think he may have said the actual words “Deny yourself.” There’s more to what he said than just that, but I want to focus on this concept of denying ourselves.
Jesus was speaking metaphysically, of course, and Christians have been trying to interpret it [...]
