That in itself is an act of peacemaking, because we're seeking to align our wills with God's will, our dreams with God's dream.

That in itself is an act of peacemaking, because we're seeking to align our wills with God's will, our dreams with God's dream.

It used to be that Christian institutions and systems of dogma sustained the spiritual life of Christians. Increasingly, spirituality itself is what sustains everything else. Alan Jones is a pioneer in reimagining a Christian faith that emerges from authentic spirituality. His work stimulates and encourages me deeply

The cross is almost a distraction and false advertisement for God.

I was relaxing in my parents' swimming pool with my brother, Peter. I asked him how the engineering business was going, and he reciprocated: 'How's the ministry world going?' 'Okay,' I said, 'except that a couple of weeks ago I realized that I don't know why Jesus had to die.' Then Peter, without skipping a beat, without even a moment's hesitation, said, 'Well, neither did Jesus.'

Jesus was short on sermons, long on conversations; short on answers, long on questions; short on abstraction and propositions, long on stories and parables; short on telling you what to think, long on challenging you to think for yourself.

When any sector of the Church stops learning, God simply overflows the structures that are in the way and works outside them with those willing to learn.