The Roofless Church

Category: Illusion

  • We Are All Full of IT

    Have you ever watched one of those movies like The Matrix where the characters find out the world isn’t real and thought to yourself, “Hey, how do I know if my world is real?” I know I have and I have come to the conclusion that it isn’t real.  Now as far as I know, I am not living my…

  • The Threat of Equality

    Have you ever thought about how most religious ideas seem like common sense?But for some reason, they are hard as I don’t know what to live out?  I mean think about it.  Jesus’ whole message was pretty much “treat people the way you want to be treated” (Luke 6:31).  It really isn’t that complicated.  And,…

  • Preparation I – For Those Illusion Flare ups

    As you may have noticed from the video, I’m still developing my language skills when it comes to speaking about “the illusion” of separation. The way I see it, the most honest thing I can do to express The Truth of the Oneness of Being is to be silent. However, because I am engaged in…

  • Thank God for the Devil

    Are you one of those people who needs someone to blame? When something goes “wrong” does your mind start racing looking for “who’s the cause of your disappointment”? Do you think, ” Why me?” Well have you ever thought, ” Why not me?” What makes so many of us think that we are so special…

  • Role Over and Die

    Have you ever found yourself falling into a role that you were so sure you had transcended?  Do you feel compelled to meet people under the circumstances that are comfortable to them rather than showing up as your “authentic self”?  Yes, the whole “authentic self” thing is starting to get cliche, but you know what…

  • We’re All Invisible

    When I was meditating the other morning, I was listening for guidance from the Holy Spirit on what I should pay attention to that day.  In my form of meditation I mostly just pray and then just sit still for a long time afterward just listening as thoughts come up.  I don’t follow the thoughts. …

  • We Are Worthy! A Theology of Liberation

    This post is a little more personal than my other posts, but I thought it was worth sharing because for the past several weeks I have been having a difficult time reconciling my past with my present.  It started when my Systematic Theology professor gave us an assignment to name our biggest influence on our…

  • You Can Only Go One Way At A Time

    I would have to say that in my experience, the hardest vocation one can take upon himself or herself in this world is that of loving God completely.  Of course, I tell myself that I love God and God’s ways.  Daily, I crucify (figuratively) myself in my mind in an effort to see just where…

  • How Certain Material “Miracles” Become Distractions

    Nothing used to annoy me more than the preachers of the Prosperity Gospel.  I felt like they were turning Christ’s message of faith into something you could find on an infomercial.  It seemed like money and “blessings” were the only things on their minds and like any other pyramid system it was the people on…

  • Forgive Them For They Know Not…

    In my last post, You Won’t Like Me When I’m Angry, I said that in my opinion the greatest miracle Jesus ever did was stay on the cross.  Well, if that was the greatest, the second was to pray for the people who were cheering to see him there.  Imagine that you have been betrayed.  It…