Imagine Jesus saying exactly what he meant… Imagine everyone saying exactly what they meant. The reality would be hard to swallow but eventually would bring earth into better alignment with heaven. Our tendencies or weaknesses toward people pleasing, gossiping and hyper-individualism (where we tend to think of “church” primarily in terms of MY spiritual needs and desires), often create a major disconnect between what we MEAN and what we SAY. This eventually results in a greater disconnect between who we ARE and who people THINK WE ARE.

Jesus hands his followers the "keys" to the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN…to "bind and loose" things in life…his instructions around VOWS and OATHS let us know these KEYS have to do with our LANGUAGE and our INTENT. When we speak plainly, honestly and in love…we have to power to END CYCLES OF POVERTY AND ABUSE.

This is GOOD NEWS!