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When Grace Interrupts Hopeless Religion
Do You Want to Be Made Well? (John 5:6) Last week, we looked at how Jesus met a condemned woman with a grace-awakening question that helped her realize that the only One who could condemn her had chosen not to. This week, we turn to another question of Jesus, spoken to a man who had waited 38 years beside the… “Read more“
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The Question That Silenced Condemnation
For the past four weeks, we have been studying questions of God and what they do to us. For today’s discussion, I chose an unusual question by Jesus. It is found in John 8:1-11. Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down… “Read more“
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When Jesus Asked Peter Again
Over the last three weeks, we have seen that God’s questions do not provide explanations. Instead, they uncover the hidden framework beneath our little faith, such as our need for control, our demand for certainty, and our instinct to justify ourselves. This week, we turn to the questions Jesus asked His disciples. Jesus asked His disciples many questions as a… “Read more“
Michael asks: what do you think of the idea of freedom expressed here? Is is true freedom? ChatGPT answers: The…
Class seems to be developing an anal fixation, with all this talk of bums and (on December 3) of rectal…

Daoism would agree, I think. Freedom comes with accepting the Dao—the Way, God. Struggling against it is not freedom and…