Quote Of The Day

"Christians are not tyrannized subjects of an omnipotent deity who thunders commandments. That is a pagan view of gods as despots to be appeased because of our fear of them. Jesus came to show us the true face of God as a Loving Father to bewildered and wayward children. As a father gives orders to his children, so God has given commands to us. One of the children who says he loves God while disobeying his commandments is exposed as a liar. But infants who need explicit rules for their behavior are expected to grow up - to discern deeper principles underlying specific rules and, ultimately, to learn to exhibit the heart of their Father." - Rubel Shelly