A pilgrim's thoughts

"Does the church teach tithing to scam us into overpaying staff and constructing lofty cathedrals?" Glen Guyton. I was frankl...

The only time when Apostle Paul and Lord Jesus did not work with their hands, is when they were working on the gospel, day in and day out....

In the Old Testament, God's direction was clear and sometimes calamitous. God spoke clearly - and not just in visions, and dreams but...

Most pastor-driven churches in America have fundamental flaws.  From 1997 till 2000 we attended a Southern Baptist-leaning megachurch in...

Jesus said we should love our enemies, bless our enemies, and pray for those that persecute us. What does it mean? In our modern culture, ...

ginger beer recipe from my grandparents G.W. and Eliamma Benjamin

2 Thessalonians 2 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ  and our being gathered to him,  we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2  n...

"I will take with me into Today, only those thoughts that will make a productive and positive day. The rest, I shall leave behind in m...

When children are growing up, christian parents often quote famously from the Bible, "honor your  father and mother" and "ch...

Today is Good Friday, when we remember Jesus' death on the cross. Famous musician Matt Redman's worship song goes, "Oh, the ...

Our dog Kacey, has kidney failure and we are faced with putting her down (euthanasia). Not an easy time. She has been with us 13 years of ...

Mitt Romney said a while back that the redistribution of wealth is alien to America. The voluntary redistribution of wealth is intrinsi...

"The  latest cover of Time magazine  has caused outrage. Under the headline "Are you mom enough?", a young woman is pictur...

After attending evangelical churches in the USA for 16 years, I am disillusioned and cynical. Here, I describe My Dream Church from my study...

Pastors often mention Jesus affirmation of tithing to the Pharisees. However this overlooks a crucial fact - Jesus was under the law just l...

A few weeks ago, Jenny a coworker, passed away from a long struggle with cancer. It made me realize that we should be grateful for our lives...

Steve Jobs was a Zen Buddhist and unfortunately, lived a very selfish life - according to what we read about him by those who knew him. The...

When I interact with my baby, it is real to me how our relationship to God our father is; we love to show him things that we do in our da...

Anyone else tired of Yahoo's brainwashing? My yahoo email has remained constant in the past 13 years even though we have moved physical...

The Willow creek model is essentially a business model. Attract people in, then get them to tithe and volunteer and attend classes. No one...