Come Together In Love This Easter Season
Holy Week is a time of great sorrow, but also of tremendous joy. As Easter approaches, Christians should give deep and meaningful thought to the incredible sacrifice that Jesus made for us all. Continue reading “Come Together In Love This Easter Season”
Like many Christians, you might be alarmed by the rise in arrogance, militancy and blasphemy many of our brethren seem to have embraced. If you are distressed by this trend, that may be a very good thing.
Are you a Goat or a Sheep? I guess before one can decide, we would need to know the characteristics of each, specifically as it relates to a very important Bible passage. But, as choices go, this is a really important one.
Hypocrisy can be a galling trait — when someone exhibits hypocrisy, its bad enough, but when its pathological, it is exasperating. Hypocrisy abounds these days and Christians know this all to well.
“The meek shall inherit the earth.” This fact from Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount is often ignored — typically by bullies and despots. Its most unfortunate that people don’t realize just how important this statement is.
Some Christians have elevated themselves and believe that God needs our help and that somehow, our Almighty Creator is reliant upon us. This of course is not true and its the other way around. The expression “good intentions” comes to mind on this matter.
Is cruelty now the new norm? Has America, which was once called “a shining beacon on a hill,” lost that honor? What has happened to our sense of fairness and compassion? These questions should concern all of us.
Helping others and uplifting each other, even complete strangers, is one of the most beautiful callings in the Christendom. We are taught to always do the right thing, even when its not always easy.
In order to become a better person, we first have to acknowledge our faults and short-comings. The same is true when we want to go from being negative, to being positive.
Helping others is one of the most beautiful ways to celebrate the Christian faith. It is a privilege and blessing to be able to do good for people and that includes complete strangers.