Our real freedom comes from being aware that we don't have to save the world, merely make a difference in the place where we live.
01445 – Make a Difference where We Live
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01413 – Be Gentle with Yourself
You can't heal the people you love.You can't rescue them.You can promise that they won't journey alone.You can loan them your map.But this trip is theirs. Be gentle with yourself--it's hard work to be present to the freedom of the Other.
01380 – Obedience to God
Who stands fast? Only the person whose final standard is not his or her reason, principles, conscience, freedom, or virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all this when called to obedient and responsible action in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God--the...
01349 – We are Loved!
We are not loved because we are so beautiful and good. We are beautiful and good because we are loved. from Theology of Joy
01268 – Christian Rules, Freedoms, & Love
Rules at best are signposts, never hitching posts. Personally, I doubt whether there is such a thing as a Christian rule. There are probably only acts that are more or less Christian depending on the motives prompting them. But if we say, "Down with rules," we must at...
01199 – Got Values? Speak Out!
If we really believe what we say, that our faith should inform the whole of our lives, then we cannot leave our values and beliefs at the door when it comes to public discourse. While the separation of church and state is critically important to the freedoms we...
01159 – Women’s Oppression
Throughout the ages, women have been continually oppressed, treated as property and denied basic freedoms. Have you ever wondered why women did not earn the right to vote in this country until 1920--57 yrs. after the Emancipation Proclamation and 144 after the...
01112 – “Our Victory will be a Double Victory”
To our most bitter opponents we say: "We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue to love you. We cannot in all good conscience...
01099 – Responsibilities: Master vs. Servant
It is true the servant does not know what the master is doing, but that has its bright side. The servant doesn't take his work home with him. For him the day ends when he puts aside the shovel and the hoe. But sometimes the master is up all night, pacing and worrying....
01018 – Only One Division Between Us
It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.