Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
04232 – Liberty vs. Security
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03091 – Cleansing Your Soul
Forgiveness is not a matter of exonerating people who have hurt you. They may not deserve exoneration. Forgiveness means cleansing your soul of the bitterness of ‘what might have been,’ ‘what should have been,’ and ‘what didn’t have to happen.’ Someone has defined...
02408 – Today–a New Day
This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is very important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving something...
01892 – Adoration Sets the Tone
Adoration sets the tone for the entire prayer. It reminds us Whom we are addressing, Whose presence we have entered, Whose attention we have gained.
01714 – Books Can Enrich Our Faith
While I gained much from conversations about faith from my fellow travelers through the landscape of the Christian faith, I have found that my personal faith is now enriched and deepened mainly by reading books. from Mere Discipleship
00237 – How Deeply We Love
If the church is to flourish, we cannot build our religious lives around a gospel of fear, or a gospel of reward for our meanness. The Christian faith is not about being afraid of God. Fear may get us to submit but fear always leads to anger and resentment and...