We'll worship the hind legs off Jesus, but never do a thing he says.
03075 – Doing What Jesus Says?
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02150 – Worshipful Service
A "worship service" is of little value unless it leads to worshipful service.
01383 – Mourners: Taking Action
Those people are not real mourners who say, "Sure, the world's in a mess, and I guess maybe I'm a bit guilty like everybody else, but what can I do about it?" What they're really saying is that they are not concerned enough about themselves or the world to look for...
01109 – How Long will God Seek Us?
Why should we find fault that God wants to extend the redemptive processes? Should that not be a cause of great rejoicing to us? If it's such a joy to win a soul on earth, why would it be any less of a joy to win it in the life hereafter? Would it really not be...
00553 – Handling God
We can handle God as long as he stays God. We can build him a fountain. But when he becomes a man we have to give him a cup of water. from The Substance of Faith —————————-Gender-neutral version: We can handle God as long as God stays God. We can build God a fountain....
00423 – Thinking vs. Acting
We have come to dissociate belief from faith and we think of belief as a way of thinking when the original intent was not to describe a way of thinking but a way of acting.
00226 – Meek is Not Weak
“The meek are partakers of the divine blessing…for they shall inherit the land.” In English, the word “meek” has come to be about the same as “weak” or “harmless” or “spiritless.” It is thought that a meek person is something of a doormat upon which others wipe their...