1784 results for tag: Greg Albrecht

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

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.

Looking Ahead or Looking Back – by Greg Albrecht

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.                                                              ...

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 fast.”  Originally published in: Letters to My Friends – Our ...

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!

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?

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

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.

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 society. While Rahab's way of earning a living may have been more acceptable in ...

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 of the many ‘only true churches’ I have run across in my ministry, but that ...

The Greatest Revolution

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

Rest For the Weary

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

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 catastrophe to ever befall Los Angeles.    In the early evening of Tuesday, ...

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

Fear and Faith

Doubts are not the opposite of faith, they are a necessary part of the process. The opposite of faith, the real enemy, is fear.

The God of Comfort – by Greg Albrecht

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 9, 2025 - Quote for the Day “If Jesus showed up today in our towns and cities, in our schools and courtrooms, in our cafes and malls, and yes, in our churches – would we recognize him?  Would he resemble what our churches have taught us?  Would religion welcome him?”  Originally published in: Between Religious Rocks and Life’s Hard Places ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now

Cargo Cult Religion

Christ-less religion attempts to deceive us into thinking that outward form will always produce desired results. It’s a widespread deception — join Greg as he reveals more about form and substance.

Be Prepared!

The Parable of the Ten Virgins tells us more about the kingdom of heaven. But, is this parable warning us to be careful so that we don’t “run out” of the Holy Spirit? Is this parable telling us that 50% of all Christians are foolish? Does this parable offer hidden clues about the Second Coming?

The Man From Plains… – Greg Albrecht

“Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about which the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. – John 1:45-46 Can Anyone/Anything Good Come Out of Plains, Georgia? James (Jimmy) Earl Carter Jr. – the 39th president of the United States – was the longest-lived president, the first to live a century and perhaps, seemingly more important to Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the only president whose marriage lasted and endured 77 years. The Man from Plains was born on October 1, 1924 in ...

Reflections Along the Jesus Way

January 7, 2025 -- Quote for the Day “Some people have been spiritually crippled all their lives and know no other reality.  They have been taught to fear and distrust everyone outside of their group, and they don’t want to be released from the comfort of their closeted world.”  Originally published in: Bad News Religion ------------------------------------- Help Us Help Others - Give Now