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I Like Your Christ, but Not Your Christianity
1. Biggest Obstacle to Jesus’ Message Mahatma Gandhi said, “I like your Christ, but not your Christianity”. That is a sentiment many of us would sympathize with and acknowledge. It is not just having some human weaknesses among those who call themselves Christian. Sometimes it is more sinister – the
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The Wounded Healer
1. The Wounded Healer In his book, “The Wounded Healer”, Henri Nouwen asks: “Who can listen to a story of loneliness and despair without taking the risk of experiencing similar pains in his own heart and even losing his precious peace of mind? In short: Who can take away suffering
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Response to Crisis in Our Lives
1. Response to Injustice – Positive Purpose or Bitterness All around us, we see things that are not right and we go through hurts and suffering (could be a family dysfunction, manipulative religion/politics to exploit and control people, etc). There seem to be two different ways that people react to
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Living Right, Dying Right
1. What Does It Mean to Walk in the Light? John says in 1 John 1 that God is light and that we should walk in the light by being in Him. But what does it mean to walk in the light? 1 John 2:10 says, “He who loves his