Compassion
“A difficulty in our present world is that we are confronted with distorted versions of our Christian selves. Various critical theory...
Beauty
“We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into...
Rules and Legalism
“The Son of God, the Lord, spoke both to Moses and Aaron. He spoke of the injunction of the law, whatever the Lord ordered. Therefore,...
Personhood
“The teaching of the faith regarding Personhood requires an acceptance of the connectedness of existence. Human sin tends towards...
Pain
“We’re frightened and weak people, living in uncertainty and fear. And if you ask, no one will say: “I want to feel pain!” No one wants...
Body and Soul/Spiritual and Physical
“That the soul is superior to the body is an assumption based in Hellenistic philosophy and is a bit dualistic as the bible presents...
Self-Centeredness
“We live in an age of impatience and self-centeredness. Anything other than instant gratification easily leaves us frustrated, angry, and...
Theosis/Union with God (2)
“We are to become Christlike and Godlike for we humans are created in God’s image and likeness. And we become Christlike in accordance...
Weakness
“Although it is not readily apparent, we experience disappointments and hardships first as shame. It is only after the experience of...
Grace and Life
“A Christian is more than a person who is baptized, goes to church, who keeps some rule...He is someone who has Christ within himself,...