The modern phase of the gospel movement is having a difficult re-birth. Adolph Harnack broke through to discover Jesus’ original gospel of the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. But both sides of his dual concept suffered influential attacks. Our work is cut out for us.
A story of two women who learned to forgive each other and go through programs of personal growth, thus coming to a better understanding of mercy.
How many of us have faced this question? There is a parting of the ways. Choose this day whom you will serve. Are you in or out? Is your life saying YES to God?
The light went on, / So bright. / It burned brightly / For only a few minutes. The light became too bright, / And burned itself out. / The lightbulb burst, Sending glass shards everywhere. /
Here’s the 3-minute podcast version Giving thanks, on this special day and everyday, goes better when we count also those blessings that are enjoyed universally–at least available to be enjoyed by every person. Think about it. What would you list? Which are the greatest of these?
A year ago I published Living in Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. That book culminated my first career as a philosopher. I devoted that career to helping to construct a new philosophy of living based on truth, beauty, and goodness. And then I was called to a new career based on love, mercy, and ministry. The first career emphasized meaning and value. The second one emphases connecting with deity.
You decide to get a better handle on your life. You need to simplify, slow down, and get in touch with your intuition of basic reality—matter, mind, and spirit. You have moved in this direction in the past, but today is beckoning you to make a commitment.
How do divine truth, beauty, and goodness show up in ordinary life?
Jake was in his car, smoking a cigarette, waiting to go into Wrayco to begin work at 7:00. I had expected to encounter shock and anger about the closing of this large and impressive plant, which at its peak had employed 281 people, now only 79.