The Roofless Church

Author: Higher Up IDEALS

  • Originally posted on The Roofless Church: If you don’t want to slap me for making the above video, then we are friends for life even if we never meet.  I can say that with honesty because if you can embrace the hub-bubbery that I spoke then it means that you are not living in the…

  • Remaining In a State of Grace

    Have you ever felt like grace was upon you?  All of a sudden you find yourself “in the right place at the right time” and the world offers you the very thing that you need with no resistance.  The above video describes such an instance in my life.  When things like that happen I often…

  • Reflection on the Body of Christ and God’s Mysterious Ways

    Ever since returning from China I have been reflecting on the Pauline metaphor of the Body of Christ.  Meeting Christians in China was an amazing experience.  I felt love, the Presence of the Holy Spirit, and the most sincere desire of the people to spread the love of Christ among their people and the world. …

  • The Better Part

    Jesus Visits Martha and Mary (From Luke 10) 38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks;…

  • Originally posted on The Roofless Church: Thirsting for Righteousness? On my knees in the prayer room at Andover Newton Theological School where I am attending seminary, I admitted to God how weak and poor in spirit I was.  I am praying for the strength of mind, body, and soul so that I will be able to…

  • I Have Not Posted Anything For Over a Month

    And That Should Say It All. I feel like I have more to say than ever, but nothing comes out. Waiting on the Spirit. Will return when I have something to say.

  • No More of This!

    Luke 22:47-53 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus 47 While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him; 48 but Jesus said to him, “Judas, is it with a kiss that you are betraying the Son…

  • I Apologize For Being Sorry

    When I watched the movie Lincoln, I kept thinking about how amazing it was that he never apologized for doing whatever it took for him to get the votes necessary to pass the 13th amendment that ended slavery.  For some reason it called to mind the Biblical parable of the unjust steward.  If you see…

  • Grace and the Perfect Imperfections in the Bible

    I could have picked an easier job than trying to be a Christian minister.  I once told a lady that this is what I was going to school for and her response was, “Really.  People still do that?”  I think it is even harder to try to do this in a world where most of…

  • Originally posted on Passion For Truths: Some people just want to win, At all costs- In competitions, In business, and even In arguments. And so … What value is the reward, When opponents are humiliated, Livelihood of rivals ended, And friendship lost? Sometimes … Allowing others to win, Delivers the greatest prize, By unlocking the…