2013-10-08T08:27:47-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/jefferson+bethke/ http://faithgateway.com/religion-makes-enemies-jesus-makes-friends/ 2013-10-08T08:27:47-05:00 We are trained to make enemies. From birth it’s always “us versus them.” Black vs. whites. Conservatives vs. liberals. Rich vs. poor. Republican vs. Democrat. Americans vs. whoever we’re at war with. Let’s be honest: sometimes Christians are the worst. Calvinists vs. Arminians. Complementarians vs. egalitarians. Charismatics vs. cessationists. Catholics vs. Protestants. As if the world […] http://faithgateway.com/jesus-religion-gods-scandalous-grace/ 2013-10-07T08:10:54-05:00 Religion says, “God will love you IF…” / Jesus says, “God so loved…” When I had been following Jesus for almost a year, I was already seen as the token Christian guy on my college baseball team. I didn’t go to parties with the team and didn’t talk about girls the way they did. It was […]