Tag: jesus

  • Experience the Joy of an Ordinary Life

    Most people expect more out of life than God ever intended to put into it.  That statement is based on one Willa Cather wrote about a character and her expectation of love.  But it applies just as well to the way people think about life.  We all seem to want more than we have, but is that the

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  • Are You and God BFF’s?

      So, how well do you really know God?  And, more importantly, how well does God know you?  I mean really know you.   In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says there will be those “religious” people at the end of time who will talk about the many things they did in His name, but he will say to

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  • We Are Born Blessed and Good

    Why do so many Christians believe we are born sinful, that we need redemption and salvation, which comes only from the Church and our faith in Jesus.  The problem with that is when we believe everyone is born evil, we tend to distrust and look for evil in everyone else.  But, if we believe we are all

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  • We Were Created to Enjoy Life and to Have Fun

    by James Allen Nelson My favorite depiction of Jesus is the painting “Jesus Laughing.” He has his head tilted back, eyes partial closed, and his mouth open in what is obviously uproarious laughter.  The painting reminds us that Jesus was human and that he enjoyed life to the fullest.  If you can get past reading everything in

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