Of course, neither party existed in Jesus’ time and neither one purely represents him or his Kingdom. “God doesn’t ride on the backs of donkeys or elephants!” Each party brings something Christian-ish to the table: Among other things Republicans tend to have a pro-birth, traditional family, and religious liberty ethic* (See below) Among other things …
Moral versus Moralistic
There are people with Christian morals and then there are moralistic Christians. What’s the difference and which are you? People with Christian morals are humble, just, and compassionate Moralistic Christians are proud, corrupt, and indifferent People with Christian morals traffic in servanthood, peace, and impartiality Moralistic Christians are self-righteously superior, power abusers, and bigoted Who …
No Lone Runners
“And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing …
Attitudes We Ought To Be Havin’ (Especially These Days)
Notice these are “BE-attitudes,” that is be this way, which is quite different than saying “do these things.” Okay, that’s a bit of a lexical stretch, but you get my point. In each case he says, “Blessed are those who are…” These are attitudes. And an attitude isn’t something you do, at least not in …
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A Prayer for Endurance
Churchill said, “This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.” Endurance is something that more Christians need more of today. I've been praying Paul's prayer in Colossians 1:9-12 to increase my own endurance. I hope this short video will help you to dare and endure in Christ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyWOS-RvSfo
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