Words of Fear, Words of Hope: (an exercise)

Words of hope, words of fear. An exercise in discernment of spirits… in four parts Part I: Read James 3:9-18 slowly and out loud. (twice) Part II: Watch the Will.I.AM video below. (twice) You can view it here: Part III: Read the Focus on the Family 2012...

Religion – according to Heschel

Religion begins with a consciousness that something is asked of us.  Religion consists of God's question and man's answer.  Religion is not what man does with his solitariness.  Religion is what man does with the presence of God....

The Legalism of Self-Preservation — by Al Sergel

How humbling or degrading is the feeling that I’ve succumbed – with no real intent on my part – to the legalism of self-preservation?   This question came to mind while reading Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s 1978 commencement address to Harvard University. ...