I wanted to start a place where I can write small "bits and pieces" that come to mind from time to time. Something you can chew on, savor and digest if you wish. I will serve some break-fast, lunch and dinner items and hopefully some sweet and fattening Desserts.
If somebody told you there was a diamond worth 10 million in your backyard and if you found it you could keep it, how long would you spend digging, and searching for that diamond?
A few minutes, a few days, a few months, or years?
A few minutes a day, five hours a day, 10 hours a day?
No effort, some effort, concerted effort or every ounce you've got?
If Christianity is following Jesus then I should be able to tear the letters of Paul out of my Bible and still have Christianity. After all the twelve apostles didn't have a New Testament, just the Old Testament and the Words of Jesus.
Go to a Christian church and tell them that you made your Bible LIGHTER (not darker - get it :-) ) and see the reaction. You may have to wear some protective gear.
Have you ever wondered what some famous people have said?
Albert Schweitzer : "Where possible Paul avoids quoting the teaching of Jesus, in fact even mentioning it. If we had to rely on Paul, we should not know that Jesus taught in parables, had delivered the sermon on the mount, and had taught His disciples the 'Our Father.' Even where they are specially relevant, Paul passes over the words of the