I LOVE GRACE, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M SOMETIMES RUNNING FROM RELIGION AND NOT WANTING TO LET IT CATCH UP TO ME AND THAT IT IS ALWAYS STALKING ME...CAN I GET A RESTRAINING ORDER? anonymous

D. my dear, I think you oughta stop, turn around, and when it catches up to you say, "BOO!!", and then watch IT go running off. Religion is just like the boogeyman who hides out in the dark and disappears when the light shines in his direction. The only reason it seems to be stalking you is because its familiarity suggests that it might valid. It isn't ... it is a bogus system that is sustained by complex mind games. Don't be afraid of it, just know it for what it really is. Nothing can harm you because the life of Christ is your life ... and you are totally secure in Him. :)

Jim