A Ray of Light.

We are surrounded by darkness and evil.

The culture around us is cutthroat, selfish, hedonistic, and miserly.
Evil flourishes in the darkness.

But through study and prayer we can see a ray of light.

Mercy, forgiveness, compassion, charity, generosity, selflessness, gratitude, faith, hope, and love.

These are the things of the light.

These are the qualities we should be cultivating in ourselves and teaching to our children.

But don't be fooled by celebrity posturing.
Seek those who are truly selfless.

Pray and seek the light.

You might just find God.


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Gays in Heaven.

I saw a room

set with hundreds of tables

with bright pink tablecloths

and cutlery of gold.

And all was prepared

for the celestial banquet.


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Follow Me.

When you follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

When you love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself.

When you open your heart to God and to others.

When you cease to accumulate money and possessions.

When you give freely to others as God has given to you.

When you realize that God is your Father and all people are your brothers and sisters.

Then you may be poorer but the quality of your life will improve dramatically.

Your  relationships will flourish and grow.

Your fear of others will leave you.

And love will be your guide.


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Good News.

5 Reasons Why Progressive Christianity Is Good News:

1.  We no longer have to take the Bible  literally.
Modern Scholarship tells us that the Bible is a human construct compiled over thousands of years.
It was meant to be interpreted metaphorically.

2.  We are not condemned.
The story of Adam and Eve is a myth which was invented to answer questions about human existence.
There are other explanations:
Original Blessing.

3.  Hell is out of character for a loving God.
If God does not punish us there can be no hell.

4.  God is on the side of the poor, the powerless, and the marginalized.
This is the message of the Old Testament prophets.

5.  God is Love.


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Separating the Sheep From the Goats.

When the hippies and baby-boomers were revived by generation Y they raised their rock legends with them.

It seems that they were unable to discriminate between that generation's sheep and their goats.

By this I mean that they were unable to discriminate between the victims of Satanism and its perpetrators.

The hippies and baby-boomers were not evil in themselves.
In fact they were beautiful souls dedicated to peace and love.

But their rock stars led them astray into a life of drugs and degradation.

That is why it is important to discriminate between the positive cultural influences of the hippies and baby-boomers and the negative influences which can be traced to their rock legends.

We must separate the sheep from the goats.


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Bougainvillea.

The heat of Summer

brings out

the tropical Bougainvillea.


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An Evil Influence.

Does it ever seem that your life is cursed by an evil influence?

Well you're right.

The Satanism which was pioneered by 1960s rock band has spread through all of our popular culture.

This influence constantly tempts us to live it up, take drugs, practice sexual promiscuity, leave our loved ones, have affairs, spend money (on them), drop out, practice magic, and leave the Church.....

It constantly distracts us from our purpose and sabotages any spiritual search.
It will lure you to the dark side.

In other words its backwards.

It can be recognized by fire and darkness.
These spiritual negatives lead us to ruin.
They result in a burnt-out wreck, not a spiritual saint.

But there is no Satan in reality.
Only Satan worshipers.

In the end the reality is God's Love.
  

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