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[vc_column css=".vc_custom_1538764828293{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-image: url(https://www.ericsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/old-church-bg.png?id=3577) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}"] The best thing for the Church is to stop pretending; to stop pretending that being a Christian is not difficult at times; to stop pretending that we have all of the answers; to stop pretending that we don’t doubt at times the very ...

[vc_column css=".vc_custom_1538764828293{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-image: url(https://www.ericsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/old-church-bg.png?id=3577) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}"] Remember, intolerance comes in all shapes and sizes. Intolerance is not bound by political or religious affiliations. It is not bound by class. More importantly it is not always obvious, but most often lurks in the shadows of our conversations – or perhaps, ...

[vc_column css=".vc_custom_1538764828293{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-image: url(https://www.ericsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/old-church-bg.png?id=3577) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}"] The only difference between a dream and reality is in waking up. Perhaps one day we will all wake up again somewhere else.

[vc_column css=".vc_custom_1538764828293{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-image: url(https://www.ericsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/old-church-bg.png?id=3577) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}"] ...should NOT be to acquire knowledge, but wisdom. Wisdom is a paradox in that it both negates and affirms knowledge. For only the wise are able to know how much they do not know. At the same time, wisdom’s chief aim is in ...

[vc_column css=".vc_custom_1538764828293{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-image: url(https://www.ericsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/old-church-bg.png?id=3577) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}"] I think we give too much credit to the devil. You see we tend to justify our sin by excusing it as “temptation”. The “devil made me do it” attitude is simply unacceptable. Instead, we need to begin to take personal responsibility for ...

...they are a part of nature. They serve to remind us how complex reality is. But even more, they serve to remind us of our place in this vast cosmos. Therefore, when we endeavor into any aspect of our world we should do so with utter humility constantly reminding ourselves of where we stand in proportion to this vast expanse ...

...until he has acted upon the mere conviction of his idea; for proof of the theory is in the act, not the idea.

I reckon God has better things to do than to cater to my insecurities. Or, maybe, being “saved” is not the point.

I pray to him in order to have him present with me. We are fools if we think praying in faith has anything to do with what we command of God. No, quite the opposite; we have faith in that he has even allowed us in his presence to begin with. My praying in faith is about surviving such an ...

...because I am going to heaven. I worship God because he has allowed me to participate in his Kingdom.