We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.
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...
02407 – Angry at God?
I sometimes get very angry at God, and I do not feel guilty about it, because the anger is an affirmation of faith. You cannot get angry at someone who is not there.
02404 – No Gatekeepers to Jesus
The good news is that there are no gatekeepers to Jesus. People try to be. Pastors, theologians, churches, and others police theology, enforce legalism, and criticize people's faith. But God loves everyone even when Christians don't.
02402 – Don’t Waste Your Life
Don’t waste life constantly reacting, constantly defending yourself and trying to talk people into a different view of you. People are overwrought & need targets for their stress & anger & a cover for their fear. Have compassion. Live your vapor-short life...
02397 – Prayer: A Gift from God
We have in prayer a gift from God that allows us to approach the throne of the Sovereign of the Universe and make our requests known.
02396 – Where Prayer Comes From
We didn't think of prayer--God did.
02395 – New Paradigm of Imagery for God
The God imaged by Jesus exerts no dominating supremacy. In Christ, we see an image of a God who is not armed with lightning bolts but with basin and towel, who spewed not threats but good news for all, who rode not a warhorse but a donkey, weeping in compassion for...
02392 – The Fullness of Joy
The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything.
02384 – Finding Our Place in the Cosmos
The whole cosmos is a Self-giving of God. And we will find our place in the great dance only to the extent that we love.