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Dedicated to the legacy of bold thinking Christianity through the writings of George MacDonald and Michael Phillips.
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Apr 21, 2016
Apr 21, 2016
6 min
Many kinds of courage have been required by Jesus' followers at distinct seasons in the history of Christendom.
Apr 20, 2016
Apr 20, 2016
6 min
Observe how much of Jesus' time was spent among the infirm, sick, destitute, crippled, blind, and demon-possessed.
Apr 19, 2016
Apr 19, 2016
6 min
In considering the Commands of Jesus, we discovered that the Lord's most frequently given injunctions in the gospels were not what we would perhaps consider the most "spiritual."
Apr 18, 2016
Apr 18, 2016
6 min
Imbalance has always been the Achilles heel of Christianity. It might truly be said that imbalance in following the Commands of Jesus is responsible for the greater share of the unbelief in the world. Does anyone doubt that if every Command of Jesus had been sacrificially lived by his followers, not only would the world have been largely converted to Christianity, life would be a good and pleasant thing for most of its inhabitants. There is enough food, enough water, enough provision, enough happiness, enough love for all.
Apr 15, 2016
Apr 15, 2016
6 min
The first command Jesus issued specifically to his disciples is found in a simple but life-altering challenge: Follow Me.
Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016
6 min
An old-fashioned phrase perfectly expresses the emotion toward which this command is directed. "His heart failed him... her heart failed her." It is that sinking feeling that comes when we realize that all hope is gone.
Apr 13, 2016
Apr 13, 2016
6 min
Most are familiar with the tradition behind Jesus' words in the above passage. Many sermon illustrations have explained the right of Roman soldiers in Palestine to compel any citizen to carry their equipment for a mile. To enforce the practicality of the life he would have his hearers lead, Jesus said to carry the burden two miles instead.
Apr 12, 2016
Apr 12, 2016
6 min
Envy represents one of life's most lethal personal cancers.
Apr 11, 2016
Apr 11, 2016
6 min
Humility in our day has fallen on hard times. Such can be said for most of the attributes of Christlikeness. But humility is especially embattled. The contrast between the world's perspective and that of Jesus is drawn with yet starker clarity when we substitute the word Jesus used to describe humility--meekness.
Apr 8, 2016
Apr 8, 2016
6 min
The Sermon on the Mount is astonishing on many levels. In three succinct chapters, Jesus outlined a revolutionary new morality which was henceforth intended to visibly characterize the life lived and the attitudes held by those who would call themselves his followers.