19 Quotes by Bruxy Cavey

Jesus’ goal for his followers is never just a life without obvious sin, but a life filled with genuine love.

Let’s be honest: our world offers us mixed signals about what kind of Force is at work behind the scenes.

I am one of the growing number of people whose lives have been touched by the irreligious spirituality of the rabbi from Nazareth. At the same time, I am deeply saddened and sometimes angered by the variety of ways his teaching and example have been codified, conceptualized, and institutionalized by a religion that bears his name but all too often misses his message.

They are open to learning from all religions, but reluctant to commit to any. Often they reject religion for one simple reason: They have had firsthand experience with it. Many have been part of an organized religion in the past, and the experience seemed more burdensome and boring than freeing and enlivening. They resonate with Lenny Bruce, who said, “People are leaving the church and finding God.

I was young and beginning to study the Bible for myself and, in the process, came to believe that I held a volatile document in my hands-one that had the potential to destroy all religion from the inside out.

Christianity needs to hear the message of Jesus as much as or more than most religions.

I have met many people who call themselves spiritual as a way of saying that they just don’t care to go to church or synagogue or mosque or temple anymore. But being spiritual is not about what you don’t do. Yes, walking in the woods can be a spiritual experience, but it can also just be a walk in the woods. Likewise, going to church can be a spiritual experience, or it can just be a religious tradition. The heart of the matter is the human heart.

Jesus-followers should always be ready to die for a cause but never willing to kill for one. THE.

Jesus did things that won the favor of common people, while at the same time enraging the leaders of the religious establishment.