I couldn't agree more. This is your best post in a while."…why are we VOLUNTARILY fleeing, removing our skills, our creativity, our opinions, our collaborations, our inventions, and our wisdom from a civilization that needs us? Why are ministerial positions (pastor, intercessor, worship leader) held in piety…"Because people like to feel safe; like to be told what to do and what not to do. Like to be free from argument and disagreement. Like to put on a happy face when they really feel sad. Prefer to read the stories of the Bible than to actually experience relationship with God, directly, intimately.
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VERY, VERY, VERY TRUE! I think you well described God's heart for us. And I can't believe 2 Timothy 1:7!! Totally amazing!!
and just think. All those Jews that have learned so much from other cultures are traveling back to Jerusalem. That place will be a powerhouse…
I couldn't agree more. This is your best post in a while."…why are we VOLUNTARILY fleeing, removing our skills, our creativity, our opinions, our collaborations, our inventions, and our wisdom from a civilization that needs us? Why are ministerial positions (pastor, intercessor, worship leader) held in piety…"Because people like to feel safe; like to be told what to do and what not to do. Like to be free from argument and disagreement. Like to put on a happy face when they really feel sad. Prefer to read the stories of the Bible than to actually experience relationship with God, directly, intimately.