As long as we have a Jesus which tradition and culture has taught us from the crib to the cross, we will continue asking him to join our religious practice, customs and routine rituals, and to even bless it.
However, if we see him as who he is today: He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” (Rev 21:5), wouldn’t we want to move away from our old convenient and comfortable religious practices, traditions, customs and rituals, and join him who is making EVERY single thing new?
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In a world full of I-me my-mine egos, Selfies and self-promotions, how often do we stop to think for a second, why am I doing what I am doing? What is the driving force of my motives? Ego? Greed? Oneness is not - me by myself as one person. Oneness is a core biblical concept, contrasting with the individuality often prioritized in modern culture... Read More
According to Wikipedia, in Jesus' times in Judea, the small copper coin was called a lepton. The term ‘mite’ was the smallest coin in use during that time when the King James’s version of the Bible was translated. Two mites, those two leptons were worth about twelve minutes of an average daily wage. The widow had 12 minutes worth of an average daily wage. As of today, the minimum wage in Germany is 12 Euros / hour. 12 minutes’ worth of 12 Euros is 2.40 Euros. That is all she had two mites, which is 2 x2.40 = €4.80, the worth of her entire existence...Read More
The village where we live mostly consists of farmers who cultivate land, tend cattle and grow chicken and goose. A herd of cows or sheep grazing the meadows is a normal sight here. One day as I was walking our dog along the fields, the herd of sheep that were grazing there became restless and started to bleat. First I thought they were afraid of my big black dog, so I shortened the leash. Suddenly all the sheep started to ...Read More
The first time that the Bible mentions worship is when God tells Abraham to sacrifice his one and only son Isaac as a burnt offering. Abraham went to worship God with a sacrifice that was walking and talking innocently next to him – his own son. Was God really after Isaac - or after Abraham's heart of obedience? To worship God means to be ready and even willing wholeheartedly to sacrifice or kill that, which we hold so dear for ourselves. To obey God is to... Read More
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