Our society is filled with people for whom the sexual relationship is one where body meets body but where person fails to meet person.
01335 – Sex & Society
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01331 – Stay or Leave
We can either stay within the Christianity we have mastered with the Jesus we have domesticated, or we can leave Christianity as a destination, embrace Christianity...as a way of life, and then journey to reality, where God is present and living in every person, every...
01284 – Nobody Rides for Free
Every single person has a story that will break your heart. And if you're paying attention, many people...have a story that will bring you to your knees. Nobody rides for free.
01282 – Who Is Our Neighbor?
When we limit our understanding of neighbor to our church, denomination, nationality, or religious persuasion, we take Jesus' name in vain. When we lift up this commandment of Jesus--to love our neighbors--we draw all people to God and one another. The chief...
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...
01222 – Destiny vs. Decision
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
01154 – We See What We Believe
If we are to recognize the ultimate person on our own Emmaus Road we need a heightened awareness. We need to have a sense of expectancy day by day that Jesus will reveal Himself to us. Expect the unexpected. Psychologists are telling us now that we don't believe what...
01069 – Important. Significant. Necessary.
The most important hour is always the present. The most significant person is precisely the one sitting across from you right now. The most necessary work is always love.
00999 – Are We Stewards or Owners of What We Possess?
The basic issue for the Christian, it seems to me, is whether we believe we are stewards or owners of what we possess. A good steward receives gratefully anything his Lord gives to him. But he must account for it and use it wisely. We Christians also believe that this...
00994 – Finding Peace with Your Neighbor
There is nothing that makes us love a person so much as praying for him or her… By considering yourself an advocate with God for your neighbors and friends, you would never find it hard to be at peace with them.