Rather than ask why God wanted Jesus to die the way he did, we should ask why God wanted Jesus to live the way he did and why this way of life led us to want to kill him.
03190 – Asking God “Why?”
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02778 – I asked for Wonder
Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.-------------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked...
02705 – Lighten the Loads Children Carry
We are asking our children to carry loads that are way to heavy for them. They shouldn't be forced as children to see and feel the world through the lens of adults. Innocence is worth protecting and fighting for. We need to do our part as parents and caregivers to...
02405 – Our Mission: At the Gates of Hope
Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of Hope — not the prudent gates of Optimism, which are somewhat narrower; nor the stalwart, boring gates of Common Sense; nor the strident gates of Self-Righteousness, which creak on shrill and angry hinges (people cannot...
02362 – Believe AND Follow
Instead of asking yourself whether you believe or not, ask yourself whether you have this day done one thing because He said, "Do it," or once abstained because He said, "Do not do it." It is simply absurd to say you believe, or even want to believe, in Him, if you do...
02154 – Don’t Ask Questions?
I've often said that those who say having a childlike faith means not asking questions haven't met too many children.
01842 – Questions or Answers?
We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have the answers.
01483 – What Did Jesus Mean?
To read the gospels in the spirit with which they were written, it is not enough to ask what Jesus did or said. We must ask what Jesus meant by his strange deeds and words. He intended to reveal the Father to us, and to show that he is the only-begotten Son of the...
00088 – Prayer and Change
Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine.