An unexamined and untested belief system is not faith. It's only an inheritance you have been taught.

Presenting ourselves to death outside of Christ, even when disguised as a justifiably self-imposed penance or fasting, is an exercise in self-righteous futility. Self has no problem with a self-supervised execution it can be proud of.

Doubts are allowed and questions are good. The true gospel invites examination and stands up under scrutiny.

Practicing the presence of God is not getting more of God; it is becoming aware of, enjoying, and resonating with the unbroken union we already have in Jesus.