While they were vigorously defending Christianity, formulating creeds (propositional statements of doctrine), and attempting to vanquish heresy by excommunicating heretics, somewhere along the line they forgot that Christianity is a relationship to be lived, not merely a theory to be proved. Mark Virkler

Scripture Jesus said to him, “Go for your faith as healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road. Observation Jesus and His disciples pass through Jericho. As they are leaving, a blind man called Bartimaeus, calls out to him, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” People tell … Continue reading Reflection on Mark 10:46-53

Instead, Christians have discovered the freedom simply to rest in the Vine, experiencing the flow of the river of life that wells up within them by the Holy Spirit as they cease from their own labours and simply attune themselves to God. Mark Virkler