It's hard to convince people that a God they can't see loves them, when a church they can see doesn't seem to like them.
02192 – God Loves People?
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02191 – Our Idea of God…
Our idea of God tells us more about ourselves than about Him.-------------------------------Gender-neutral version: Our idea of God tells us more about ourselves than about God.
02189 – We are More than Ourselves
For men and women are not only themselves; they are also the region in which they were born, the city apartment or the farm in which they learnt to walk, the games they played as children, the old wives' tales they overheard, the food they ate, the schools they...
02184 – Decision for Hope
The decision for hope rests on what we believe at the deepest levels — what our most basic convictions are about the world and about God and about the future. We choose hope, not as a naïve wish, but as a choice with our eyes wide open to the reality of the world and...
02182 – People God Loves
Maybe it's conservatives, or progressives, or a neighbor, or a church member who incessantly says horrible things, who acts unjustly toward others, and plagues us whenever we see them. I know, just the sight of them causes the blood to boil. So much depends upon our...
02162 – My Story–Yours?
My story is important not because it is mine, God knows, because if I tell it anything like right, the chances are you will recognize that in many ways it is also yours.
02160 – Not Always Kept Safe
If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God who is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was shown: that in falling and rising again we are always kept in that same precious love. from Revelations of Divine Law
02156 – Confession Brings Life
Confession brings life. It restores our souls to a right relationship with God, frees us from the shackles of shame and guilt, and it brings us into communion with God the Father.
02155 – Doubting God vs. Doubting My Understanding of God
It dawned on me that there’s a difference between doubting God and doubting my understanding of God. Would I be able to doubt my understanding of God while simultaneously trusting God beyond my understanding? In a strange way, that question for the first time in my...
02148 – Gratitude vs. Fear
I came to love God out of gratitude, not fear. from "Where the Light Fell"