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Category Archives: the way the truth the life
The Man who is the plan (the way)
Any plan other than the living Jesus, the Guide who wants to live inside us, can easily be a distraction from being led by the Spirit. Before Jesus came into the world, God gave Moses plans for the tabernacle which … Continue reading
Jesus came to revitalize us; not to ritualize us!
Jesus came to revitalize, revolutionize, and radicalize us, not to systematize, traditionalize, and ritualize us. The risen Jesus is radical, but church tries to make Him liturgical. Church programs are a poor substitute for the living presence of Christ and His … Continue reading
Posted in google, Jesus is the way, liturgy, non-liturgical, Paul of Tarsus, Sigmond Freud, spectators, the way the truth the life, the way we do church, transformation, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3, church programs, Freudian, Freudian slip, Godian, I am of Paul., I am the way, radical Christianity
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I gave up my weigh-in and found the way in!
I gave up my weigh-in and found the way in! One weigh And I didn’t Measure up. Then Jesus came To pay my debt, And be the way By living His life Inside of me. Don’t wait To let Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in advice, change, change agent, Christ in you, divine guidance, freedom, guidance, inward change, James Russell Lowell, Quotations, salvation, the way the truth the life, transformation, truth will set you free, Uncategorized, ways to change your appearance
Tagged diet, losing weight, poem, quotes, weigh, weigh in, weight, weight watchers
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What the world needs now is truth & love . . .
Truth without love is unkind. Love without truth is unreal. Our growth, both as individuals and as an expression of Christ’s body depends on our being both truthful and loving at the same time. Paul of Tarsus wrote: “Speaking the … Continue reading
Posted in agape, compassion, Crazy Love, deception, dishonesty, Ephesians 4:15, God's love, heart-felt love, honesty, radical love, Salvation Army, soup, soap, and salvation, the way the truth the life, true love, truth, Uncategorized, what is truth
Tagged be kind for everyone you meet is fighting, quotes, Random acts of kindness, speaking the truth in love, true love wins, William Booth
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Jesus Christ MC (emcee)
Let’s come together & let Christ, the Invisible Choreographer, take direct control. When Christians meet to all follow the Invisible Choreographer, miracles happen. The risen Jesus is the uncurriculum. He’s the Way–follow Him. A program, agenda, or curriculum should never … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, Call to Worship, church programming, church programs, clergy, clergy laity, clergy/laity, how the body of Christ functions, I am the way, organic chruch, priesthood of the believer, the way the truth the life, Uncategorized, unchurching, worship
Tagged cheerleader, choreographer, church, curriculum, ekklesia, emcee, master of ceremonies, MC, meetings
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Hope that will heal your hurting heart . . .
Hope healed my hurting heart My heart was filled With stinging things Thorns and thistles, Entangling vines, Biting bugs, snakes and rats, Gnawing on my soul With torment and trauma And inner drama Day and night. And then one day … Continue reading
Posted in broken heart, deliverance, deliverance ministry, demons, depression, discouragement, drive out demons, freedom in Christ, God's love, healing, heart care, inner healing, inner peace, inner rivers, inward change, overcoming depression, perfect love casts out fear, radical love, rivers of living water, spiritual awakening, spiritual growth, spiritual transformation, the way the truth the life, transformation, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, encouragement, hope, poetry, salvation, spiritual formation, testimony
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Why Is There So Much Good In The World?
Why Is There So Much Good In The World? Where did good come from? Why does the world contain so much compassion and kindness and altruism and self-sacrifice and love and honesty and purity and mercy and faithfulness? –Why do … Continue reading
Posted in Banana Yoshimot, do gooders, dog eat dog, Doing the most good, Edward O. Wilson, Emmanuel, ethics, evolution, failure, Fydor Dostoyevsky, God is good, good quotes, goodness, Harvard biologist, John 14:6, Leo Tolstoy, Mehmet Maurat ildan, Michel de Montaigne, origin of good, source of good, Stephen King, survival of the fittest, the way the truth the life, theory of evolution, Victoria Moran, was Jesus a good man
Tagged ethics, good and evil, quotations, where did good come from?
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