Gary L.Thomas

We must be careful that the sensory side of Communion doesn’t deter us from the commitment Communion calls us to; but for a healthy soul, taste can reinforce the Communion experience, especially if we take our time and don’t rush right through it.

Music can make us feign a commitment that just isn’t there, causing us to become callous, insincere believers.

Tertullian also stressed, however, that hours were guides more than rules.

Just because we’re saved doesn’t mean we don’t need help to live holy lives.

In the early Middle Ages, Christ was usually depicted on the cross, signifying the suffering Savior. In earlier antiquity, however, the cross was usually depicted without the figure of the crucified, signifying the empty cross as a symbol of Christian victory.

That’s what fasting is all about, isn’t it? This doesn’t earn us any extra merit or favors with God, but God can use it to chasten our demanding hearts.

This doesn’t earn us any extra merit or favors with God, but God can use it to chasten our demanding hearts.

The glory of life in Christ is that we are starting a life that will go on for eternity.

Religion can powerfully enhance an individual’s faith, but it can also destroy corporate faith if it is used to criticize, measure, or divide.

People have a tendency to virtually deify something just because that’s the way it’s always been done, even if they no longer understand why it is done.