The Way to the Father

John 14:6 is famous, but we were taught to read it as a barrier. Look closer, and it is a precise description of what the path actually is — and why only one condition can get you there.

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Original Sin or Love of Darkness?

Jesus never taught original sin. He gave a different diagnosis — that we loved the darkness. Here is what that means and what it costs to turn toward the light.

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What Does God Require?

If God looks at the heart, then whatever he requires must be something the heart can do. Micah 6:8 is the answer — and it is not what most of us were taught.

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The Gospel of the Tree of Life

The tree of life was there from the start. Then the humans reached for the other tree. What was lost — and how the gospel is the path back.

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Being Perfect

The word "perfect" in Matthew 5:48 didn't mean sinless flawlessness to its original audience. When we recover the original meaning, a crushing demand becomes an attainable call to mature, wholehearted love.

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