What a sad mistake we sometimes make when we think that God only cares about Christians.
04233 – A Sad Mistake
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03889 – Taking Up Our Crosses
We Christians are called to take up our crosses to be crucified with Christ, not crucify others for Christ. May we understand the difference.
03884 – Clear Indications of Our Theology
A theology rooted in fear results in hostility, aggression, and coercion towards others. A theology rooted in love results in kindness, humility, and compassion towards others. How we Christians treat others is the clearest indication of which theology we have.
03720 – Maybe We’re Confused?
The moment we Christians think we have all the right answers for another person, for a group of people, for an entire state, or a whole nation, that’s when we know we’ve not only begun to confuse worshiping God as being God ourselves, but we’ve also confused...
03717 – One Day vs. a Thousand
Better is one day in the company of those bullied by Christians but loved by Jesus than thousands in the company of those wielding Scripture to harm the weak and defenseless.
03540 – When Do We Know?
When we Christians become convinced that we are the only authority on truth, that anyone who opposes us is evil, and that things will only get better if we are in charge of all positions of power, that is when we know that we are no longer worshiping God. We are...
03296 – Who is the Christian?
A surprisingly large number of Christians in the US will refuse to call you Christian if you actually follow the teachings and example of Jesus.
03229 – The Heart Cannot Pray by Itself
But it is a dangerous error, surely very widespread among Christians, to think that the heart can pray by itself. For then we confuse wishes, hopes, sighs, laments, rejoicing--all of which the heart can do by itself--with prayer. And we confuse heaven and earth, human...
03210 – If We Christians Don’t…
If we Christians don’t acknowledge our damaged reputation in our culture, we won’t be able to lament the brokenness it has caused. If we Christians don’t lament the brokenness it has caused, we won’t be able to confess the sins that led to such brokenness. If we...
03101 – Nationalism vs. Self-Sacrificial Love
Nationalism keeps telling us Christians to take up our swords and make nations "Christian" by any means necessary. Jesus keeps calling us Christians to take up our crosses and be like him, serving the world through grace, humility, compassion, and self-sacrificial...