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I Think Jesus Would Cuss to Piss Off Religious People

I Think Jesus Would Cuss to Piss Off Religious People

We need to stop holding certain values as “Christian” values that simply aren’t. I’m a Jesus Follower for sure, but I’m not even sure I want to be associated with the word “Christian” anymore. We need to understand the difference between Christian and culture — especially the American, conservative culture. We simply need to understand the difference between Christian and conservative. Maybe we should all just adopt the term “Jesus Follower” and try to live like Jesus, not merely conservatively.

My premise here is that I think if Jesus came today, instead of 2,000 years ago, He would’ve had a bone to pick with religious leaders, as he did when He came. Therefore, I think He would cuss to show religious people how often they’re “majoring on the minors.” I don’t think cussing is the only example, but it’s a prominent one in today’s society.

Filed Under: Controversy, God

Why Doesn’t God Answer Prayers & Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

Why Doesn't God Answer Prayers and Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

This is going to be brief. I can’t possibly cover such complex questions in one article, nor am I qualified to do so. I just wanted to touch on a reoccurring topic that has been surrounding me lately. I’ve been in multiple conversations lately about the issue of God answering prayers and everything happening “for a reason.”

Filed Under: God

God IS Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

God IS Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

I just finished Christopher Hitchens’s book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, and while I actually agree with much of it, we came to two completely different conclusions.

First, I want to distinguish the difference between God and religion. God is great. Religion is poison. God calls us to come to Him, through Jesus. Religion causes people to do insane things, including things like the Crusades, mass murder, manipulation, and events such as the People’s Temple leading and forcing people to literally “drink the Kool-Aid,” resulting in the single greatest loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act, prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Filed Under: Controversy, God

To Stop Sinning, Stop Focusing on Your Sin

To Stop Sinning, Stop Focusing on Your Sin

Christianity is about grace, not guilt.

It’s about compassion, not condemnation.

Forgiveness, not forsakenness.

A short story illustrates this well…

Filed Under: God

How to Craft a Fruitful Morning Ritual With God

morning ritual with God

The word “routine” sounds so mundane.

The word “ritual” sounds slightly “new-agey” to some.

I think a ritual makes more sense. If you’re wanting to start every day with God, you want to have a set way of doing things. Routines are for going through the motions. Rituals are for intentional repetition.

Let’s craft a morning ritual with God.

Filed Under: God, Habits, Living

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