Matt 5:20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (ESV) Verses like that have been used by religion to put fear into people’s lives. When fear comes, love has no chance. That is why perfect love casts out fear. How … Continue reading The Kingdom of Love
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Light through the good-bad
John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made. That which was made in it was life, and the life was the light of men. … Continue reading Light through the good-bad
The Master Plan
In the last post I hopefully laid some foundations for reframing our perspectives. To know God and walk in the gospel and experience the saving power of our inclusion we need a cold bucket of water dumped on our broken thinking. When we look back over the last 2000 years, in the western church, we have … Continue reading The Master Plan
Jesus Suit
Once we get past all the religious junk we finally get to step into the reality of the Kingdom of Heaven as God intended all along. I know I use this passage in Ephesians often but it is so good: Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has … Continue reading Jesus Suit
Mess Makers – The great I am NOT
In "Undeniable Incarnate Inclusion" I tried to capture just a glimpse of what the incarnation means to us. That is actually a funny way of putting since the incarnation means everything to us. There is a definitive before and after. We are in the definitive "after." We are one with Jesus. We are included in … Continue reading Mess Makers – The great I am NOT
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