THE MORAL CODE
Jacob Crouch. Teacher and author wrote: “The major problem with this moralism is that it is not actually Christianity. Moralism takes the “Love God, […]
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THE SAME FATHER
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) Trappist monk wrote: “It may be true that every prophet is a pain in the neck, but it is not true that […]
KISSING JESUS
I recently happened to listen to a ’Christian music station’ on the car radio. I rarely listen to contemporary religious music. But this song caught […]
FAITH IN REALITY
Many times it is difficult to live, work and think about the time and conditions we live in and not only how we wish things […]
A LOST SHEEP
This is a parable I have always liked. It is called ‘The Lost Sheep.’ It is the first of a three-part parable in Luke 15:“If […]
PRACTICE IN SAVING THINGS
As I mentioned in yesterday’s Journal entry, ‘values are things we decide on.’ For example: It would be a good idea to pay closer attention […]
BELIEVING WHAT WE BELIEVE
In the night I heard the phrase, ‘How much ‘believe’ is really in us as ‘believers?’ Or, what do we believe when we say we […]
IT’S THE THOUGHT
‘It’s the thought that counts’ is a familiar quote. But it could also be a thought that counts for very little. Maybe it was not […]
WHEN FROGS GROW HAIR
There is coming a time when many things that now seem impossible will be possible. I believe there will be a place, maybe here or […]