If one reaches the point where understanding fails,this is not a tragedy; it is simply a reminderto stop thinking and start looking.Perhaps there is nothing to figure out after all;perhaps we only need to wake up.
02792 – Wake Up!
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02753 – Becoming CHRIST-like
Many Christians fail to grasp the basic point of the Bible: to follow Jesus. Unfortunately, many Christians love the Bible more than Jesus. They say things like “a biblical worldview” and “we’re a Bible-believing church” and “we believe in the Bible.” But in reality,...
02423 – Sign of Maturity
One of the sure signs of maturity is the ability to rise to the point of self-criticism.
02309 – Every Human Life: Inestimable Value
Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.
01869 – God is Not a Christian
God is not a Christian. God is not a Jew or a Muslim or a Hindu or a Buddhist. I honor my tradition. I walk through my tradition. But I don't believe my tradition defines God. It only points me to God.
01846 – Contributing to the Good of the World
Every night, reflect on how you have contributed to the good of the world, to the good of another. Try and discern how at any point, you gave a word of encouragement, helped someone find their way, opened up a space for someone to understand, to accept, to love....
01824 – Invitation to Discover New Life with Jesus
Jesus entered as he did, where he did, doing what he did, because God needed us to finally comprehend the truth: God is not a sky king who heads an empire; God is the love that gives itself away for the sake of more love. Jesus could only communicate that point by...
01510 – Assists Get Us through Life
When you make a basket, you point to the player who threw the pass. That applies not just to basketball, but everything we do. No one makes it through life without lots of assists.
01402 – “It’s Not about Me”
I think Jesus would have said, "It's not about me." During his lifetime, he deflected attention from himself. In an illuminating passage in our earliest gospel, when a man addressed him as "Good Teacher," Jesus responded with, "Why do you call me good? No one is good...
01226 – Grade-Givers & Worth
When we start being too impressed by the results of our work, we erroneously come to the conviction that life is one large scoreboard, where someone is listing the points to measure our worth. And before we are fully aware of it, we have sold our soul to the many...