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Tag Archives: Bible
Infallible vs. Mystic
“The wisdom of the ancients has been lost on these ego-driven, self-righteous, inerrant, infallible, literalistic religionists. The mystics of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism present a theology of compassion, sacrifice, voluntary poverty, and intelligence.” – LarryPaulBrown Infallible – incapable of making … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Compassion, Empathy, Forgiveness, God, Infallible, Jesus Christ, lgbtq, Mystic, mysticism, Religion, scripture
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Jesus and a businessman walk into a bar….
“With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.” – Steven Weinberg I have a former business partner who I unfortunately … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Bible, Business, Christian, Christianity, Church, conservative, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Religious Freedom, Rights, Southern Baptist
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Is Donald Trump the new face of American Christianity?
The National Association of Evangelicals created this test to determine if you were in fact an Evangelical. Ready to play? Do you accept that; The Bible is the highest authority for what you believe. It is very important for you to … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thoughts
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Christians, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Franklin Graham, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, The Beatitudes, Trump
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What divides us
There is a church down the street from my house that uses a sanctuary that once housed a neighborhood Southern Baptist Church. The church that occupies this building today has a catchy, hip name but when you read their “beliefs” they … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts
Tagged Beliefs, Bible, Christianity, divide, Donald Trump, Faith, Franklin Graham, Hate, Religion, Trump, worship
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My problem with you
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?” – Gautama Buddha My problem with you. You, that can quote verse on verse. You, that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Buddha, Christian, Christianity, God, holy, Jesus, judge, judging, redemption, Religion, Savior
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Franklin Graham’s groundhog day
For eight years, eight long years, President Obama has blocked the “son”, blocked his brand of mean-spirited Christianity. But Franklin Graham was confident his day, the day of reckoning was coming. Sitting on his mountain top in North Carolina, using … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian, Christianity, conservative values, conservatives, Donald Trump, Doomsday Clock, Franklin Graham, groundhog day, Muslim Ban, Politics, Trump
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Books, books and more books
About ten years ago I became fascinated with religion. Now, I have always attended church as a matter of fact I have been a member of my current church for over thirty years and even served as an elder. But … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle paul, Bible, books, Buddhism, Christianity, Doors, Jesus, Judaism, Religion, Spiritual
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