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Where Jesus and I
Disagree
I respect Jesus:
passionate, uncompromising, generous, and brilliant. But I can’t
follow Jesus completely. Some of his teachings are difficult and
strange, though possible true. Others of his teachings are simply
wrong. |
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The Great Commandment
Jesus commands
love: love of God, neighbor, ourselves and even our enemies. He
presents a challenge that we treat every particle of the universe as a
container for the ultimate values we hold most dear. |
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Almost Here Now
Christmas Eve, 2006. When Jesus spoke of the
Kingdom of God, he
described the spiritual kingdom as both here, and not here; now, and
not yet. Christmas Eve looks forward to the day, not yet arrived,
when the world will actually start to look like the vision we strive
for. |
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Holy Day and Holiday
Advent, 1999. Both
the houses burning brightly with secular or religious tableau and
those that attempt to ignore the whole thing are revealing very little
about the beliefs of the people inside. Religion is revealed through
actions not decorations. |
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In This Night
Christmas Eve,
2000. Christmas is the night 2000 years ago when a certain kind of
miracle occurred. Christmas is also the night that happens every year
since, when hopefully a different kind of miracle will occur |
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Inn-Joy
Christmas Eve, 1999.
Much more than simply a note about the crowds in Bethlehem, the famous
line “no room in the inn” tells us much about Mary and Joseph and the
special nature of their child’s ministry to come, |
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Making Room
Advent, 2006. The first act of creation is to make space.
It’s the inherent nature of the universe to give. What we need to do
is prepare to receive. |
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Mary Christmas
Christmas Eve, 2000.
As great as Jesus will be, at Christmas he's only a baby lying in a
manger. Christmas is the story of Mary, the one whose greatness is
achieved by allowing the greatness of others to appear. |
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