It never cost a disciple anything to follow Jesus; to talk about cost when you are in love with anyone is an insult.
Let us draw from the crib the joy and deep peace that Jesus comes to bring to the world.
Compassion is medicine to a wounded heart. When we show compassion to those who are suffering we preach Jesus in another way.
I was raised Catholic and I'm Presbyterian now, but I've always been a Christian, regardless of denomination. I believe that Jesus is the way.
Jesus didn’t die to forgive me of my sin but leave me in it. He died to forgive and to free me from the power of sin.
I'm not a practicing Catholic now. I didn't like what the church was doing with what Jesus had said, in a way. But I wouldn't say I'm not religious.
So Jesus in the throes of his Passion is an image of hope: God is on the side of those who suffer.
Is it possible that Jesus, unlike 98 percent of his fellow Jews, was literate and educated? Yes, it's possible.
Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.
Every generation has to ask difficult questions about what does it mean to follow Jesus.
The heart of the gospel is that you don't know Jesus without the witness of the church. It's always mediated.
God is always there to pick each time you fall. He's always there with a word of comfort in the midst of the storm. Trust Jesus!
There are no perfect human beings and even those who we pray such as Allah, Buddha, Jesus, Krishna among others, were not perfect.
If people think honoring pastors means doing everything they say, why don't they honor Jesus the same way?
As I watched them file down the stairs, I didn't cry and I wasn't afraid. But I couldn't tell if it was Jesus or the gin.
I grew up in San Francisco in the 1970s. We were part of a church that belonged to the California Jesus movement.
Jesus is the only Savior, but not everybody who is saved by Him is aware that He is the one who is doing the saving.
The Jesus of the Scripture transcends all nations and calls all nations into judgment.
Out of humility I label not myself or others. All I can say is this; God is my Father. Jesus is my Savior. And the Holy Spirit dwells in me.
I went to parochial grammar school, and I give thanks to the Catholic training because of course, they brought me to the heart of Jesus.
There is an obsession in the Church with sin management. People think more about their sins than about their redemption through Jesus
