Tag Archives: faith

Meet the Context

There’s no way we can tell the secular world that death is not a tragedy. Leaving this world means going to be with God, on whatever terms we have worked out with Him while we were here. It’s pretty sad … Continue reading

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Dreaming of the Rule of Faith

We are not here to reform or change mainstream Christian religion. It is my honest conviction that whatever happens to the mainstream church in the future has little to do with Radix Fidem. It’s not that God can’t or won’t … Continue reading

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A Persecution Hymn

You have probably participated in singing the song, “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” Maybe the group you were in used the verse that goes: The world behind me, The Cross before me… The song comes from the predominately Christian … Continue reading

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Whining Is Anti-faith

Message to myself: The essence of faith in this life is learning how to live with suffering and sorrow. The mark of faith is patience and persistence. A primary mark of rejecting faith is bristling at inconvenience. It starts with … Continue reading

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Talk the Walk

This won’t take long. When I talk to people about religion and faith, most of what I say that seems to have any real impact is just this: Listen to your heart. Walk by convictions, not reason. You can’t trust … Continue reading

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Give Him Time

Give God time to do His work His way. Today was consumed in messing with my computer. You can read about that tomorrow on my old blog, if you are interested. But the important thing that happened today was the … Continue reading

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The Heart Must Lead

I’m going to oversimplify so that we can see the big picture. Humans were intended to be family for God. Granted, that was in the context of His much larger family, which included a lot of other kinds of beings … Continue reading

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Reminder: Bear Fruit

Radix Fidem isn’t an organization. It’s an idea, a collection of ideas. It’s not a religion but an approach to religion as an expression of faith. It assumes you should be growing your own religion. But of course, what we … Continue reading

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Teachings of Jesus — John 14:25-31

Jesus continues talking about returning to His Father’s Heavenly court to take up His co-regency. He explains how it will work for them. Jesus speaks to their hearts. The heart is capable of storing things away in memory for when … Continue reading

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Driven by Calling

There’s a very driven man with a YouTube channel who fought with Tesla for quite some time over the right to restore wrecked Tesla cars using salvaged parts. It doesn’t matter that I really believe electric vehicles — using current … Continue reading

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