We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. from Letters from a Birmingham Jail
04284 – Words, Actions, Silence, Bad, Good
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03917 – The Younger Generation
There is only one thing wrong with the younger generation--a lot of us don't belong to it anymore.
03880 – The Agony of Healing
Pain travels through family lines until someone is ready to heal it in themselves. By going through the agony of healing, you no longer pass the poison chalice onto the generations that follow. It's incredibly important and sacred work.
03827 – Making Crosses?
Christians profess that we should take up our cross and follow Jesus. Instead, we are making crosses for future generations to carry. from "Global Warming is Here and it is Getting Worse"
03805 – True Joy in Life
This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of...
03494 – Church: Worth the Effort
I still love the church. I love the church universal, as well as the church local (red brick, white-columned with deacons smoking in the parking lot). With all of its dysfunction and flesh marks, with all of its confusion and humanity, it is still the best thing God...
03302 – “Follies of God”
For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only...
03289 – The Church–Persecuted?
The church is not being persecuted in America. The church is being challenged to act like Jesus. Held accountable for not sounding like Jesus. And losing a generation who wants to follow Jesus.
02986 – Leaving Church?
This generation isn’t leaving the church because they disapprove of Jesus. They’re leaving because they’re convinced that the church disapproves of Jesus! from Not In It To Win It
02769 – By Any Means Necessary
The church isn't losing the next generation of Christians because of pluralism, secularism, or liberalism. The church is losing the next generation of Christians because of pursuing political power by any mean necessary rather than the power of Christ's love with...