When you mix Christianity with political power, it's like mixing ice cream with cow manure. It doesn't really hurt the manure, but it sure does ruin the ice cream.
04200 – Mix Christianity & Political Power?
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04096 – Tears Express What is Close to Our Hearts
The Bible says that Jesus wept when He saw Mary weeping over the death of her brother. It records that Peter denied Jesus three times on the night of Jesus' arrest. When it dawned on Peter what an abject failure he was, he went out into the night and wept. Tears say...
03980 – Forgive!
When you haven't forgiven those who hurt you, you turn your back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward.
03607 – Forgiveness Sets You Free
Forgiveness is not pretending evil never happened, and it is not calling evil good. Forgiveness is setting yourself free by not giving others the power to hurt you again every time you think about them. from Gray Matters
03471 – Experiencing Connection with the Divine
Amid the challenges of life, we seek--consciously or unconsciously--to experience that original connection with the Divine in ourselves and the world. God is on our side. God's loving energy courses through us, inspiring adventure and healing wounds. God is out to...
03437 – Go to Poor People
If you're in trouble or hurt or need, go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help--the only ones. from The Grapes of Wrath
03261 – Have Compassion & Empathy
Have compassion and empathy in your heart. Many people are suffering deep emotional anguish beneath the surface of their lives, and smile even as they hurt inside.
03136 – Be Kind to Somebody Today
I work in a decent sized, local, indie bookstore. It’s a great job 99% of the time and a lot of our customers are pretty neat people. Any who, middle of the day this little old lady comes up. She’s lovably kooky. She effuses how much she loves the store and how she...
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...
03028 – Truth Hurts
The truth hurts. Truth cuts like a knife. But not all cuts are harmful. Not all piercing is meant to be cruel. Instead, pain is often part of the path of healing–the pain of admitting one’s own wrongs or confronting the wrongs done to oneself. It is through this...