Luke 17:2 reads: “It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.”  That quote is fom the New American Standard Bible, and I got it from a neat little site called BibleGateway.com.

There are similar verses in Matthew and Mark.  I guess I don’t really believe the threat, or I wouldn’t risk posting some of the things I’m posting here.  But I do have some respect for the consideration it calls for.

Now, I’m not about to claim that my writing is so persuasive or compelling that it will seriously test a strong faith — or even a weak faith.  But, if you’ve found happiness in a faith that I cannot hold, I have no desire to shake that belief, even a little bit.

My purpose in these posts is to share with people strong in their beliefs, or open to changing them.  I lost something very precious to me some years ago, and I’m trying to decide whether or not I want to get it back, and what form it might take if I do.

If any posts appear in the “Spirit” category without the millstone picture, I consider them “safe for all viewers”.  Otherwise, proceed with caution.  This is the only warning you’ll get.

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