People disillusioned with religion say there is no such thing as a religious morality. They claim there is only a set of texts from which you can extract anything and justify whatever you need. Take Judaism, for example: the famous commandment “You shall not kill.” Does Judaism say you cannot…
The greatest difficulty in understanding the person of Jesus begins with a simple but uncomfortable question: “Do I really need this?” Official theology tends to emphasize the significance of Jesus’ atoning death on Golgotha more than the necessity of knowing Jesus as a person. Atonement, Christians argue, matters for the…
It was spring. Trees were in bloom and birds were singing. Jesus tirelessly explained his teaching to the people in Jerusalem. Many organized attempts had been made to discredit him and present his teaching in an unfavorable light to the people. Time and again, in the run-up to the last…
Any religion, Christianity included, is a set of dogmas and rules: imperatives and prohibitions. “A dog on a leash” is a very apt illustration of how religion works. Any believer is, figuratively speaking, the dog, and religion is the leash that grants a certain freedom but at the same time…
Chapter seven of the book of Isaiah is one of the most contested passages in the history of religion. It begins with the prophet’s challenge to King Ahaz: “Ask for a sign!” Ahaz refuses, and Isaiah utters the famous words: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold,…
The death of loved ones can change a person. For example, the death of someone close from illness led the world-famous singer George Michael to give generously to hospitals and to people in need. Spoiled by fame, wealthy and once frivolous, he came, after his personal tragedy, to understand other…
In one of his last sermons before his execution, Jesus launched a critique of the official Judaism of his day. In particular, he attacked the rigid and often corrupt hierarchical system in which higher-ranking priests demanded worship and deference from those below them. Although there must be respect and appropriate…
The man Jesus healed of congenital blindness suddenly found himself in a difficult situation. Having seen the light for the first time in his life, he almost immediately came under pressure from the religious authorities. Right after his sight was restored he was summoned before the Pharisees, who tried to…
The foundation of the Church is Jesus Christ. It was laid once and for all. But a foundation is not yet a house, and Christ never claimed that the Church already stands as a finished building. On the contrary: the true Church is still being built. Many are convinced that…
Hello,
This site is a space for people who want to go deeper — beyond dogma, beyond tradition — and get closer to the real Jesus. Thanks for stopping by!
Stay updated with our latest articles and ideas by joining our newsletter.
Our planet is Earth. On its surface the oceans roar, forests grow, the seasons change, cities arise and whole civilizations come into being. People love and hate, build homes, make discoveries, are born and die. It seems that everything most important happens right here. But all this life exists only because of an invisible center…
Imagine a ring on your finger. As long as it stays on your finger, it belongs to you. If one day the ring slips into the grass, you can lose it in an instant. That is how many people imagine salvation: as a precious object. Some fear dropping it, others are convinced it cannot be…
The growth of a plant is governed by a genetic program and by environmental conditions. A plant does not have the conscious ability to say, “That’s enough, I’ll stop growing now.” Yet not all plants follow the same pattern. Annuals (for example, wheat or sunflowers) go through a cycle: they germinate, grow, flower, produce seed,…
Follow Jesus Christ 