Count the cost and take up your cross, says Jesus. What does this mean? And are you willing to stay in the game when you realize you’ll have to let go of some things that kept you feeling safe and secure.
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A discussion of how the liberal arts is vitally important for helping young people keep their wits about them within Christian university settings. We discuss how to be faithful without having an authoritarian ethos in church-related education.
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Why it's important to read outside your normal library, meet people outside your normal sandbox, and welcome wisdom from abroad. We explain a bit about why we got into working on a new English version of the Tao Te Ching, along with two sample audio readings and reflections.
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Jesus invites his followers to not live in fear but in the sort of boldness that allows for creative and effective work in the world, even when other religious people look on with scorn.
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This one isn’t primarily about Jesus on a paddle board but we do mention the concept.
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Equipped with the truth, Jesus demonstrates that we don’t need to be in fear of corrupt religious leaders, but are free to stir things up for the sake of what is right. Indeed, he invites us to be indignant and vocal when leaders are hurting the people they are called to serve.
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“My mom said it gets lonelier when you have true faith.”
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Jesus teaches with an authority that does not depend on power or official status, but instead is based on connection to deep spiritual truth, one that inspires his followers to boldness rather than a spirit of fear.
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Remember, if you’re wondering whether to confront something illegal, don’t hesitate, be empowered to go straight to the authorities. But what about those areas that are not so obvious? For that, we look at just war theory to contemplate the best ways to proceed.
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Sometimes religions get in their own way through religiosity. Sometimes the folks getting scolded are the ones that had it right all along.
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Forgiveness is a mark of the community of the followers of Jesus, according to the Apostle's Creed. It is also often said in New Age self-help circles that you should forgive because it is good for you. While we recognize the importance and power of forgiveness we also discuss some of the ways in which forgiveness is misused to keep people quiet about injustice.
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“You’re not a protagonist. And that at first sounds disheartening, but you realize it’s also freeing. You don’t have to be the Harry Potter or the Luke Skywalker. You are yourself. And you will have to live life as yourself.” —Auggie Mallinson
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What does it mean to be spiritual? And how does this concept differ from magic and religion?
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“Intuition involves the subconscious network of multiple senses. When you are dealing with unknown circumstances, or when you’re a familiar spot and something feels off, the reason we say you should trust that, even though you don’t know why you think that, is because your brain might be picking up on sights, sounds, and smells that you can’t quite understand yet.”
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We want to encourage all educators to help students view the world clearly, which is more important than learning so-called “worldviews.”
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“We’ve known you all these years, but we never knew you were struggling with this condition.”
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“This former hippie commune was the only place in America were we’ve felt comfortable hitchhiking.”—Stacie
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These highway signs about Jesus are sort of traumatizing after a few thousand miles.
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“You pay them money and they try to take more money. You stay for free and they try to serve you dinner.”
— Jeff
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Who owns you? Does your father? Your spouse? Your church? God?
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