The Naked Jesus
It’s when we learn that forgiveness starts with us we find the point of our blessing of forgiveness, and the words Jesus speaks become our guiding light... Read more
It’s when we learn that forgiveness starts with us we find the point of our blessing of forgiveness, and the words Jesus speaks become our guiding light... Read more
People were drawn to Jesus because he loved them; they were drawn to the early church because his first followers loved each other. When we center on love, people are drawn to us. Read more
When faith is institutionalized, it is easy to cut out the things that run counter to the benefit of the institution; loving others can be messy, and the Institutional Church doesn’t like messy. They ignore the radical teachings of love, because they believe it will take away funding from maintaining the Institution Read more
So, you want to keep Christ in Christmas? Well, here’s what you do – feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, cloth the naked, house the homeless; take care of the widows, the orphans, the poor, the sick, the imprisoned. If you are unwilling to do any of those, you have no desire to keep Christ in Christmas. All you are doing is flapping your lips and making noise. All you are doing is making noise, and proclaiming some... Read more
For Jesus, to be a follower, means you change – you grow – you give – you care – you forgive – you share – you LOVE. It’s not what you can do to help an institution, but what you can do to help those who are hurting, the marginalize, the disconnected Read more
When we reach out beyond our limited understanding of the world around us, we’re able to see people for who they are, and not what others tell us they must be. We should not reach out to change them, or tell them they’re wrong; but in reaching out, we may change, or come to the understanding that our limited point of view was wrong. Read more
As I look around my world, I see the evil that surrounds us. I see the anger so many people hold towards those they disagree with; I see the hurt they feel from others; I see the life pains which cause them to close off to the world around them; I see the insults that crush the spirits of many; I see the marginalization that push people to the sidelines of life. In my heart, I feel the pain,... Read more
To be honest with you, when my time comes I would rather hear the Divine tell me, ‘You loved too much’ instead of ‘you didn’t love enough. Read more
To claim otherwise would indicate we’re either blind, ignorant, or just happy we’re not the ones being discriminated against. Read more
You see, I don't see tattoos as just meaningless marks, I see each tattoo as a chapter in your life - as an expression of who you are. For those of us who are willing to show our story - we get that, we understand the nature of our visual story Read more
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