When we stop seeking you, God, we start serving ourselves. I’ve seen it again and again. Person after person marginalizes you. And before long, they marginalize those around them. We simply do not love neighbor when we do not first love you. When we write you out of the Story everyone suffers. Especially you. [image]
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Prayer from Psalm 35: Revenge
LORD, I’m angry. These people want me to fail. They constantly complain about me. They stab me in the back a thousand times. I’m about to return the favor. I’m about to plunge the knife in their backs… But I won’t. You see all they’ve done. You hear all they’ve [...]
Revolution: Five Missional Turns Churches Can Make in a Changing Culture to Lead People to Faith
Chris Altrock – Highland Church of Christ – Memphis, TN Summer Celebration – Lipscomb University – July, 2010 In a recent article for Christianity Today Ed Stetzer surveyed multiple studies of the Christian faith in America and then provided these concluding thoughts:[1] “Mainline denominations are no longer bleeding; they are hemorrhaging. Increasingly, they [...]
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