Christianity is about helping others and controlling yourself. When it becomes about controlling others and helping yourself, it ain't Christianity.
03738 – Christianity is/is not…..
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03684 – Strong vs. Fragile Christianity
It is a strong and secure Christianity that practices self control. It is a fragile and insecure Christianity that tries to control everyone else.
03665 – Critiquing Christianity
Jesus laying down his life out of love for the world rather than using all cosmic and political power to force the world to obey him is the eternal critique of any form of Christianity that seeks to secure power in order to ensure that others conform to its will.
03648 – Following Jesus…or Not?
When our Christianity begins to look like vengeance, animosity, and hostility towards the world, rather than love, humility, and compassion, that is when we know we are following someone other than Jesus.
03634 – The Central Tenet of Christianity
The central tenet of Christianity as it has come down to us is that we are to reach out when our instinct is to pull inward; to give when we want to take; to love when we are inclined to hate; to include when are tempted to exclude."
03499 – Christianity and Empire
Christianity loses its truthful witness and ability to prophetically critique the empire the moment it seeks to become an empire itself.
03292 – Christianity & Trains
Christianity isn't for the little engine that can. It's for the train-wreck that can't.
03123 – Literalism…or Not
[On finding depth of meaning and experiencing transformation in Scripture: literal or *literary* truth…] If literalism is your bridge to Jesus, if it is the only way you access Jesus, then I promise you: I am not trying to take it away from you. I just hope that you...
03094 – Sounding Like Christianity
Christianity should sound like, "my beliefs continue to deepen my love for others," not "the depth of my love for others is contingent on how deeply they conform to my beliefs."
03088 – Christianity Challenges Convictions
Christianity does and will challenge almost every conviction you have. That is its business. So don’t blame me—you have been warned! from Letters