DAY 7 REFLECTION: Being spiritual and religious
Being spiritual does not require being religious, and many religious people are often not spiritually inclined. According to Pew Research findings, 27% of U.S. adults said they were spiritual but…
DAY 8 REFLECTION: Transcending greeting card love
Jesus’ two greatest commandments were to love God and others. The love that Jesus showed in the Bible wasn’t the feel-good type. He fed the hungry and healed the sick.…
DAY 9 REFLECTION: Christian love
Jesus proclaimed, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”(24) Paul wrote that the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command:…
DAY 10 REFLECTION: Mindfulness can be a Christian practice
Our minds can imprison us in worlds of thought. We can think about the regrets we have about the past, worries we have about the future, and engage in many…
DAY 11 REFLECTION: Bad religion produces bad morality
Religious leaders have taught that societies can’t be moral without religion. While many Christians believe this, the tide is turning. Pew Research has shown that most U.S. adults no longer…
DAY 12 REFLECTION: Christianity is a spiritual practice
Some religious leaders teach that Christians are born (or reborn) through their beliefs, not through their actions “lest any man should boast.” Yet, believing this way is like buying a…
DAY 13 REFLECTION: The expanding practice of prayer
As children, Christians learn to pray using words. To make it easier, some of the prayers even come in rhymes. In churches, ministers and priests also pray using words, often…