I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that
He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. (Micah 6:8) With the exception of relatively few denominations, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
Moral God and immoral nature On April 30, I attended a presentation sponsored by the Ottawa International Writers’ Festival featuring a talk by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner on his latest book, The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person. Job is
Our human search for God and being people of God has been a long and ever changing journey despite the urge to bundle the accounts together into one, homogenous message. The bundler, then and now, seeks to make all these diverse messages speak for God
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. “Light up the darkness.” ~Bob Marley A good friend of mine recently posted a video link on Facebook. In the video,
If there is one thing that is sure as the rising or setting of the sun, it is “Christians” do not like to be called on their crap. They say they help those who are hungry, homeless or on society’s edge because it is the
Reading: Matthew 15:10-28 Do you know what it is like to be an “other”? Not just an “other,” but an “other” that is hated; thought of as not worthy of basic things like fair housing, a job, or even safety. To be someone that it
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. (Psalm 27:10) The above verse of Scripture epitomizes biblical faith! Biblical faith is the firm belief, which is subsequently acted upon, that no matter what the sufferings, seen circumstances, sins,
MCC of Christ the Liberator, Highland, N.J., March 4, 2012 MCC of the Lehigh Valley, Allentown, Pa., October 7, 2012 Dish soap theology and the Dover train are title headings I use to depict two different aspects of the spiritual journey I’ve been on now
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. –Isaiah 60:1-2 The