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Christianity Without The Religion BLOG hosted by Brad Jersak.

Sitting With Others

As we remember the extraordinary legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. we think of how instrumental he was in bringing people of different races and cultures together. We consider Ezekiel's example of sitting among captives and exiles, and most of all the example of Jesus who became one of us, living among us, sitting with us.

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Breakfast with Brad – Agents of Judgment or Messengers of Invitation?

In which judgment makes Brad defiant rather than repentant ... adding sour cream and salmon flakes to his Kraft Dinner. What if God understands that dynamic, too?

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CWR Video – Entrances and Exits

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In this CWR Video, Ed reflects on Luke 4 and the beginning of Jesus' earthy ministry. https://vimeo.com/1013232364 If this post has helped you, please subscribe and share it freely. We also invite you to help us continue to help others with a donation. Click here if you're able to partner with us

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Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 18, 2025 - Quote for the Day “In a sad but twisted irony, religion not only seduces and deceives its followers (addicts and slaves), but it assures them that they need to endure misery and abuse in order to please and appease God.  What a travesty!  Religious legalism has turned many of its followers into the walking dead.”  Originally published in: Unplugging from Religion – Connecting With God ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now

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Can You See His Hands?

Join Greg as he considers the difference between an open hand, like that of Jesus on the cross, and a clinched fist.

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Times Like These – Stuart Segall

These words (from Psalm 23:3) and imagery powerfully remind us of hope and guidance, even in the face of pain and devastation caused by events like catastrophic raging wildfires. My mother loved this verse - she had it embroidered in my bedroom. She understood the power of the image and the words of this verse. She often did not have the right words for my painful times as a youth, but she would often sit me down to face the framed words that hung in my room. Sometimes for me, it takes loss, death, setbacks, and grief to have my attention focused on these timely ...

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Looking Ahead or Looking Back – by Greg Albrecht

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As the covered wagon rolled and pitched Along the prairie track, One sat looking forward And one sat looking back.  One searched the wide horizon For a bright and better day: And, one saw the disappointing road       Til’ it too slipped away.                                               &nbs...

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Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 16, 2025 - Quote for the Day “… running around in circles, so consumed with doing and fulfilling religious duties that there is little time to do anything else, let alone think, does not equate to following Jesus Christ… One can think that the highways and byways of Christ-less religion are paths of pleasing and appeasing God, while being absolutely deceived about who God actually is.  I was once making excellent progress on a narrow road that was in reality the broad road Jesus spoke of, but in terms of following Jesus I was going nowhere ...

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The God of Comfort

God comforts us so that we might act as his tools, his hands and feet, to reflect and radiate his comfort to others. God's comfort doesn't terminate with us!

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How Big is God?

God is not somewhere, like heaven, while he is absent from another place or location. What does the fact that we cannot measure or completely fathom God mean for our relationship with him?

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CWR Video – Do Your Possessions Possess You? – by Greg Albrecht

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Short video on your possessions by Greg Albrecht We hope that our articles and resources bring comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to our readers. If you’re experiencing that, please subscribe freely, share freely, and, if you’re able, please consider donating freely toward paying it forward by clicking the blue giving at the top of your screen.

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Grace – Up on the Roof – by Greg Albrecht

The second chapter of Joshua tells us that a woman named Rahab found grace in the most unexpected manner and place. This story would make a great Hollywood action-thriller. It's a story that includes adventure, suspense, military conflict, spies—and, of course, a beautiful woman. It has all the elements of a block-buster hit at the box office. The leading character of this drama is a prostitute named Rahab. We can be fairly certain that Rahab was not invited to join the important clubs in Jericho where she lived, because she lived and worked on the fringes of polite ...

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Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 14, 2025 - Quote for the Day “We don’t pay our own way into the kingdom of heaven.  There is no way to honor the Son, no way to accept the invitation, on our terms.  There is nothing we can do.  We can’t buy a ticket – the invitation is free, without charge.  We can’t get in the back door of the kingdom of heaven as a result of purchasing a pass through a religious power broker. It doesn’t matter how ‘true’ your church is – your church can’t give you a pass into the kingdom of heaven.  You may belong to one ...

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The Greatest Revolution

Of all revolutions, and of all the revolutionary anthems, this song is all about the greatest of them all.

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Rest For the Weary

There is only One way to find true, eternal rest from the anxieties, burdens and obligations that weigh us down.

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Jesus Kicked Out Of Church–Part 1 – Steve Orr

What would happen if Jesus showed up incognito in your church? What would happen if he volunteered to serve as an nonsalaried layman? Many stories abound about regular folks like you who served like this for pure joy out of the abundance of their heart and got kicked out of church because they were seen as a threat to the religious establishment (including yours truly). Apparently, even young people are a threat. A young man named Jessie volunteered to start a youth ministry in his church. Jessie got real. The youth connected with one another as they were led into ...

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Apocalypse Now! – Greg Albrecht

For decades, residents in Southern California have talked about and feared “the big one.” The Big One has almost exclusively been thought of and prepared for as a devastating earthquake. Now, many are saying the January 2025 wind-driven fiery inferno is at least “a” Big One, assuming a horrific Big Earthquake is yet to come.    Commentators are speaking of these January 2025 Apocalypse Now raging wildfires, driven by ferocious winds, igniting a parched landscape in desperate need of rain, as perhaps the single most devastating natural catast...

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The Unforced Love of God – Brad Jersak

Intrinsic to the all-inclusive claims of passages such as Philippians 2:10-11 and John 12:32 is the companion truth that God honors human freedom and our voluntary faith response to Jesus’ work of reconciliation. To harmonize the twin biblical emphases on human freedom and ultimate redemption, we must acknowledge that our rejection of Christ is rooted in a dysfunction of the will, a blindness of our spiritual eyes. But through the gospel message, personal encounter, and an ultimate face-to-face with Christ, our eyes are healed and our wills are freed so that we are ...

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Join Us For Our Sunday Sermon

"Healthy Faith or Toxic Faith?" Join us as we discuss seven signs of healthy faith, as contrasted with seven signs of toxic faith. Join us for our Sunday Sermon. We hope that our articles and resources bring comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to our readers. If you’re experiencing that, please subscribe freely, share freely, and, if you’re able, please consider donating freely toward paying it forward by clicking the blue giving at the top of your screen. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/CWR569.mp3

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Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 11, 2025 - Quote for the Day “For God so loved the world challenges us because we naturally want to think that God only loves us … or at least, he loves us more. But if he loves the whole world then that means he loves everyone, just as much as he loves you and me!”  Originally published in: Wonders of His Love ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now

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