My Savior

about everything i hate about christianity and christian culture. Humanity is good, only the evil concept of original sin makes people think that they deserve the bad things that happen. I detest that idea with every fiber of my being. We are good, only the concept of sin and greed makes us bad. Even when bad things happen we can choose goodness. But we are less likely to when the bible tells us we are born bad. Screw the bible. Just choose goodness. cheers, Jess

Is the comfort from the hell I was promised! In ink, David

I was moved by this, and a comment on yours recently on somebody elses perhaps a touch biggoted poem that I wanted to let you know I empathize with your feelings. I was having a rough stretch recently where I was dog paddling in my own sin, had missed church for a few weeks, and being generally insincere in my faith. (ever had that, where you pray one thing, knowing, knowing you don't intend to hold up your end? I know that well.) So I was pretty down on myself, feeling guilty as I got into my car to go to work. I listen to 103.3 FM WCRF, the radio station for the Moody Bible Institute. If you don't have Moody radio you can find it on www.wcrfradio.org. It's extremely uplifting, non judgemental, and non denominational. They format it just like a modern radio station, news, sports, traffic, weather but with an eye towards Christ. Anyhow, it seems like whatever I'm going through when I tune into the station they're talking exactly about my situation, or there's a show on about it, etc. Anyhow that morning I tuned in and there was this new song by Casting Crowns playing, I had never heard it before. In it, the singer speculates that he has finally done enough to piss God off entirely, then he sees that Jesus knows "Just how far the east is from the west," about how he knows how disconnected we are from Him, yet has overwhelming patience and love for us. You reminded me of this with this poem and your comment. I was very emotionally and spiritually impressed by this. Mark W.