Just discovered these videos by Rob Bell
I think I’ve heard about these before, but first time I’ve seen them.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Archive for March, 2008
Rob Bell videos
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Love – The Message
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God [...]
Slashdot | Statue of Galileo Planned for Vatican
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I like reading Slashdot because there’s usually interesting discussion. In response to this news items someone commented
Well, if the Church wants to give the impression that they want to fix their mistakes and apologize for them, I think it would be better if they apologized for supporting dictatorships and benefiting from them (as they did [...]
8 reasons why our prayers may lack power – Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
5. Our prayer is not relational. Prayer is not supposed to be mechanical. It’s not a formula that we follow which guarantees God will answer. God already knows our needs and desires, a lot of repetition won’t help him understand any better. Also, often we just ask ask ask God, instead of conversing [...]