“Give it your best.” “What if my best isn’t good enough?” “It’s good enough for me.” Have I mentioned that I love Final Space? Olan Rogers has a knack for hitting all the right buttons, regardless of his format (he is a YouTube comedian). The above comes from a crucial point at the end of […]
generosity, as with grace and mercy, are undeserved.
The first heresy amongst Christians was gnosticism. At its core, Gnosticism was a cult of knowledge. Followers believed one needed special knowledge to release the divine spark inside to attain salvation. The rest of their beliefs were a construct to explain why knowledge was the key to salvation – it was all axiomatic/speculation, and not […]
His people are completely literal. Metaphors are gonna go over his head.”
“Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.”
The story of Zaccheus is so much more complicated than the song I grew up with. Zaccheus was a social pariah. He was a Jew working in a dishonest profession for the Roman empire. And he made gobs of money doing it. But Jesus showed him kindness – something he wouldn’t expect to be shown […]
“We know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” -Romans 5
“Kneel!! Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state?” -Loki
Not the same as pity
Or, why people do or don’t change
It’s easier to deny a problem than confront the truth of our wrongdoing.
The Way of Humble Living 