“Towards themselves, a Christian should have a broken spirit, but towards God, it should be one of rejoicing always in Him. They rejoice not for its own sake nor because of any joyful experience, work, blessing or circumstance, but exclusively because God is his center.” ~ Watchman Nee Embedded deep inside every human being is… Read More »
Leave The Judgment To God
“The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.” ~ Tariq Ramadan People judging people goes back to the beginning of creation. Extreme self-centeredness is in the DNA of humanity. When it comes to judgment, who are we to judge anyone? No blue ribbons are hanging on any of… Read More »
Social Spirituality
“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.” ~ Susan B. Anthony The famous theologian John Wesley argued there is no religion but social religion and no holiness but social holiness. Spirituality is a practice, not an intellectual exercise… Read More »
The Green-Eyed Monster
“The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor.” ~ Socrates How much has dancing with the “green-eyed monster” cost you and others throughout your life? Every person has had the opportunity to dine and dance with the (the green-eyed monster); it’s natural to do so, and the beast loves to party. Have… Read More »
We Can’t Love and Serve What We Don’t See
“I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives—a disastrous by-product of the development of the scientific and technical mentality. We are guilty. Humankind grows cold faster than the planet they inhabit.” ~ Albert Einstein Wouldn’t you agree? That most people, if… Read More »
From Why To What Is
“You see things, and you say, Why? But I dream things that never were and say, Why not.” ~ George Bernard Shaw It’s natural to ask why? Children often ask why. It’s one thing to ask why to understand something better, but it changes everything when we personalize it and start asking why me? As… Read More »
Sound Bite of Love
“You cannot receive what you don’t give. Outflow determines inflow.” ~ Laozi When we listen to the news, read the paper, scroll social media, and view the people around us, we hear many people speaking of judgment, blame, divisiveness, hate, racism, and evil, but only a sound bite here and there about love. Love is… Read More »
Spiritual Milestones a Celebration of Grace
“Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals can become a ritual or a fetish, but in the right measure, they can give us some much-needed reference points. No wonder some seem discouraged! Minus such milestones, we often feel minus in… Read More »
Winners Come In Last
“Helping one person might not change the world, but it could change the world for one person.” ~ Anonymous It’s natural from birth to be overly concerned with ourselves. Some of the first words we learn to speak are “my, me, and mine.” The same goes for living among others. It’s not uncommon to want… Read More »
