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Matthew 7:13
To Be or Not To Be?
Just as athletic coaches remind their players that there is no “I” in team Christians realize that there is no “I” in the body of Christ. The body of Christ is truly one for all and all for one — that’s what it means to be in Christ.
10 Statements of Gratitude – by Ed Dunn
10 Statements of Gratitude
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name - Psalm 100:4
We say Grace (give thanks) before meals, and I say Grace before the concert or play, before I open a book, before sketching, painting and swimming, before walking, dancing and playing. I say Grace before I dip the pen in ink – G.K. Chesterton
Gratitude is the quality of being thankful, and the readiness to show appreciation and to return kindness – Oxford Dictionary
When you arise in the morning, think of what a ...
The Battle About the Bible
For centuries just what exactly the Bible is and what it isn’t has caused splits and divisions within Christianity. Join Greg as he weighs in, based on Jesus’ teaching in John 5:39-40, on the significance of the Bible in your life.
Breakfast with Brad – What’s with Romans Chapter 13?
Nero, God’s sword-bearing servant is one and the same with the evil that must be overcome.
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
November 10, 2025 - Quote for the Day:
“Robert Louis Stevenson once remarked, ‘How little we pay our way in life!’ He was speaking of the fact that we are all debtors to others, to a great host of people who have gone before, clearing the way, pioneering, building and producing. We are indeed indebted to so many others, even those we never knew, because we pay very little of our own way in life. What do you have that you did not receive? – 1 Corinthians 4:7
Thus, as we give thanks, we remember that the blood that flows in our ...
No Religion Allowed Beyond This Point by Greg Albrecht
Think of a huge sign posted on the Cross of Christ. Warning! No Religion Allowed Beyond This Point. The gospel truth is that the Cross of Christ stands for no more lies, prevarications, manipulations, characterizations and deceptions. Warning! No Religion Allowed Beyond This Point is the gospel truth.
The BIG LIE of Christ-less religion is that God is angry with you and me. The “gospel” of Christ-less religion is that even though God is really upset with you and me, we can please and appease him with our behavior, so that he will not send us to ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
November 8, 2025 - Quote for the Day
“Some churches include public testimonies in their services – really juicy personal stories told by someone who used to be really bad, but now that person has repented. It’s called their testimony – and when it comes time for salacious testimonies some sit there in the church and think ‘God, I thank you I’ve never been that bad.’
I don’t mean to say that some church-goers are not genuinely delighted when God dramatically and miraculously, by his grace, transforms someone’s life. Of course, I ...
A Time of Soul-Searching
Holocaust Remembrance Day is more than a day, and more than the story of the Jewish Holocaust - it's about the brutal oppression of people, throughout history - more often than not, atrocities and abuse carried out in the name of religion.
Life Lived and Lessons Learned-1 – Ken Williams
At Trader Joe"s
Episode 1 – the first of others to come:
Some of you may not be familiar with a store chain called Trader Joe’s, so before I share life lived and lessons learned, working nearly seven years as a Trader Joe’s employee, I’ll share a short explanation of the TJ history and how it is distinct from other grocery stores. Describing it merely as another food market and convenience store sells the TJ culture short. Why the name “Trader Joe’s?” How did it grow from one store to over 600 stores across the U.S.? What makes it so popular?So, ...
Before You Decide You Know-It-All
We can all find ourselves thinking that we know more, spiritually, than almost anyone — and that we are spiritually superior to others, because of the “truth” we have that others don’t. Join Greg for some humble pie!
Locked Out of Love – If Religion Had Its Way – Greig Whittaker
GREIG WHITTAKER - Australia
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today- Religion locks you out. Religion focus is on the peripheral issues and makes them the priority for entry. Jesus came to expose the fraud that is religion in all its perversity, fraudulence, and arrogance, so that no one would ever follow religion again. Already loved replaces stories of separation, so that no one misses out.
Matthew 23:13,23 TPT[13] "Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and you Pharisees-such frauds and pretenders! You do all you can to keep people from ...
Be Still! – by Greg Albrecht
When in danger, when in doubt,
Run in circles, scream and shout
The British Navy has a strange custom, I am told. If a sudden disaster happens, "the still" is blown. If you live in certain parts of the United States you may think of a still as a place where bootleg whiskey is produced.
The "still" in the British Navy, as I understand it, is a whistle which calls the crew of a ship to a moment of silence in a time of crisis. It's a moment of calm that allows everyone to collect their thoughts before they respond to an emergency.
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A Canary in a Coal Mine
Canaries used to serve in coal mines as an early warning system for miners because they are extremely sensitive to toxic gases. Join Greg as he talks about the help we can all receive detecting spiritually toxic teaching.
Tender Mercies: A Biscuit Tin of Imagination – by Ruth A. Tucker
Bless the Lord who crowns you with tender mercies (Psalm 103, NKJV).
He heard footsteps in the hall, and then the creaking of his bedroom door as it opened slowly. It was late, and it seemed as though he'd been in bed for hours. But he was unable to sleep. He was tense, and every sound of the wind against the window pane and every rattling shingle jarred his senses. Now he was wide awake and shivered in the darkness, dreading what message this phantom of the night might bring.
The silhouetted frame in the doorway was that of his father who suddenly seemed larger than ...
Reflections Along the Jesus Way
November 5, 2025 - Quote for the Day:
“God loves us and invites us to accept and believe in Jesus, that we might be delivered from religious snobbery and pride, hatred, bigotry, murder, war, lust, greed and self-centeredness of every size, shape and description. God loves everyone and invited all of us to be delivered from racism, including racists who don’t hesitate to condemn and denounce all who don’t agree with them as racists… Sadly, the human condition seems to include belittling and demeaning others, simply because they are different. It ...
Hooked On a Feeling
Addictions are everywhere, even in supposedly sacred and holy places! Join us as Greg explains how to unplug from religion and its addictions, and connect with God and his amazing grace.
CWR Video – Religion is a Sin!
In this CWR Video, Greg discusses how religion can become a sin.
https://vimeo.com/1079544416
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"Hooked On a Feeling"
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Grace… Up on the Roof
It’s got all the elements of a Hollywood action-thriller — spies, adventure, suspense, military conflict and of course sex. It’s one of the most improbable stories of God’s lavish, unpredictable, and by human standards, scandalous grace.
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