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Category: Creeds & Beliefs

Worshiping vs Following

There is a difference between worshiping Jesus and actually doing what he told us to do. I remember the documentary … More

belief, Jesus, Religion

The Fundemental Differences Between Evangelical and Progressive Christians

Before I get started talking about those who proclaim the Progressive Christian mantel I thought it would be best to … More

Terrible To Think What Churches Do To Men…

When I came across the book with the quote below in 2013 it solidified my belief that, for the most … More

nicene creed, Sermonon the Mount, Tolstoy

Jesus Was A Socialist

It’s been pretty obvious to me since I seriously spent four years reading the words of Jesus that his teaching … More

Paul, pharisee, White Evangelicals

The Church Needs Shame…

Of course, everything I say here at RedLetterLiving is my opinion, but sometimes it seems particularly necessary to make that … More

beliefs, Catholic, doctrine, evangelical

The Words of Jesus

November 12, 2009 I found an interesting book a while back by Phyllis Tickle entitled “The Words of Jesus”. Phyllis … More

author, Follower of Jesus, Phyllis Tickle, theologian

Those Who Pray The Hardest Get Special Favors

We need to get over the idea that those who pray the hardest get special favors from God and if … More

Prayer, praying, special favors

I Kinda Miss Being An Evangelical

Given what I post here the title above probably sounds like sacrilege to you. But in many ways being an … More

Bible, country club, easy-peasy, evangelicals, get out of jail free card

The Greatest Heresy…

Many pastors fear that if they were honest with their congregations about their doubts they would be fired, and the … More

heresy, red letter christians

An Emergent Witness for Friends?

But there is also something else happening.  A growing number of Americans (nearly a third, according to one Gallop poll) … More

Emergent church, Quaker, spiritual but not religious

If grace is true, it is true for everyone. – Part 4 If Grace Is True….

I didn’t consider this for many years. I actually thought my experiences rare. I was one of the chosen. I … More

Putting Conditions On Accepting God’s Love…..

I am going to jump off the series of posts about God’s grace for a quick aside. It amazes me … More

Anabaptist, God's love, Hutterite

God’s Wrath….

Many share my love for Jesus. We accepted him as Lord. We were baptized in his name. We became his … More

God's wrath

Unclean Spirits….

A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has … More

deaf, spirits, unclean spirits

Except God Alone….

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good … More

beliefs, emergents, Jesus, Trinity

Merely Human Rules….

Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me with their lips, … More

human rules, human traditions, Jesus, Love

Religious Superiority….

Here are some thoughts from Randy Oftedahl over at QuakerQuaker: Now I believe there are many paths, and God in … More

emergents, idols, Jesus, superiority

About Those Creeds….

Source: Deal Or No Deal? Creed Or No Creed? – QuakerQuaker. “Friends have no creeds.”  We Quakers often say that. We … More

bible study, creed, doctrine, Quakers

The Church and Evolution….

I know you expect this post to be about how the church is very much against the idea of evolution. … More

Those Non-Western Christians…

Anyone who has read much of this blog knows that I take the creeds of the Christian church to have … More

Christianity, ethical guidelines, Future of Faith, Harvey Cox, theologians

Don’t Embarrass God….

Since this is the first post here in 2013 I pray we all make a new years resolution to not … More

Christians, DNA, embarrassing God, paradigm shift, science

A Priest Following His Conscience…..

It always saddens me to see yet another instance of a Christian church exercising exclusion but that is what this … More

conscience, emergent, exclusion, ordination of women, priests

Institutional Purity…..

The primary reason there are 39,000+ Christian denominations is that each are trying to maintain “purity” of beliefs. Here is … More

Bible, creedal correctness, divine presence, Harvey Cox, heresy, Institutional purity, Philip Gulley

Saving Jesus — (Part 4) Science is Not the Enemy…..

This is the fourth post on the book Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start … More

Sheer Christianity….

I came across an article entitled Sheer Christianity in the November 2012 Sojourners Magazine that moved me. I want to … More

belief vs action, domesticating Jesus, I believe, Jesus, Red Letters

God’s Will…

I live in Indiana which is pretty much a red State.  Senator Lugar, who was our long-time representative in the … More

evil, free will, God's Will, Jesus

Religionless Christianity???

Toward the end of his life, while in a Nazi prison, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was a well known Lutheran theologian, wrote some … More

Bonhoeffer, Christianity, letters, religionless christianity

I Believe……

The phrase “I believe” seems to have a lot of weight in today’s world but to me it is a … More

belief vs action, faith without works, I believe, miserable human being, worthless

And Its All Small Stuff…..

In 1997 Richard Carlson wrote a very popular book entitled Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff…. and it’s all small stuff. In … More

beliefs, creeds, Faith, Lutheran, nicene creed, works

The Kingdom of God…..

Of course all Christians recognize the phrase the kingdom of God from the Lord’s prayer. But the interpretation of that … More

Brian McLaren, creeds, Emergent church, kindgom of god, lords prayer, Martin Luther

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