The Republican Party seems just as eager as the Democrats to pronounce their voters as extreme kooks.
Heaven isn't an extrapolation of earthly thinking; Earth is an extension of Heaven, made by the Creator King.
Compassion for the mother is extremely important, but is never served through destroying the innocent.
There's a timeless truth behind the concept of giving God our firstfruits. Whether or not the tithe is still the minimal measure of those firstfruits, I ask myself, "Does God expect His New Covenant children to give less or more?" Jesus raised the spiritual bar; He never lowered it.
For Christians this present life is the closest they will come to Hell. For unbelievers, it is the closest they will come to Heaven.
I believe the most dangerous misconception is the idea our money and possessions belong to us, not God. Many of our problems begin when we forget that God is the Boss of the universe. But in fact He is more than the boss; He is the owner.
When Jesus warns us not to store up treasures on earth, it's not just because wealth might be lost; it's because wealth will always be lost. Either it leaves us while we live, or we leave it when we die. No exceptions. . . . Realizing its value is temporary should radically affect our investment strategy. . . . According to Jesus, storing up earthly treasures isn't simply wrong. It's just plain stupid.
That I'm an alcoholic is completely ridiculous.
New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table (micrometers away) checking your watch, of people reading the stories in your newspaper on the subway train.
Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe.
Guys are really easy to get along with. It's a lot better than being on the bus with eight girls. But the worst part is being the only girl, because there's some days where you just wanna watch a chick flick.