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Christians are often the most fear based people I know. So sad. It limits our life. It robs us of our kingdom effectiveness. Where is your faith? Get your eyes off of the world, the enemy, the circumstances & look to Jesus. He isn’t nervous. Eternity is certain. Victory is sure – at Newport, RI
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In keeping with the biblical command to pray for those in authority, I wish to invoke God’s covering over President Joe Biden & Vice-President Kamala Harris for God’s blessing on our country through their leadership under His righteous and just standards.
Heartbroken by the rebellious acts taken place in DC. Angered how Christian faith is being highjacked by a political ideology. Resolved to represent the goodness of God, exhibit love, pursue peace, & turn from evil. This is a time for examination, prayer & to do what is right
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When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but it is no longer a sign of the kingdom. – at Brent, London
The most influential books I’ve read (or reread) in 2020 instagram.com/p/CJerG2HFDpt/…
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I do not believe these are days for mincing words. I’m 63 1/2 years old & I have never seen anything in these United States of America I found more astonishingly seductive & dangerous to the saints of God than Trumpism. This Christian nationalism is not of God. Move back from it.
“Walking in justice and mercy is not an option for a few, but an obligation for the Church.” Dr. Charles Galbreath @metrodistrict conference #justiceandmercy
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The church is not to be found at the “center” of a left/right political world. The church is to be a species of its own kind, confounding left, right, and middle, and finding its identity from the “center” of God’s life.”
Doug Bortner retweeted
I write this message with a heaviness that I have not felt in some time. The words that follow are directed specifically to those who claim Christ as Savior, fellow believers that have passed from death to life through the power of the blood of the Lamb:
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Well done @Mets
Doug Bortner retweeted
The President tweeted, “We Want God.”
He’s correct in this aspiration.
He’s incorrect in his application.
Doug Bortner retweeted
When Christians are more conversant around partisan talking points than the Sermon on the Mount we demonstrate that our Christianity is secondary and a servant to our politics.
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“The prophetic task of the church is to tell the truth in a society that lives in illusion, grieve in a society that practices denial, and express hope in a society that lives in despair.”
— Walter Brueggemann
With so much information available I found this 3 min podcast helpful explaining why evangelicals have difficulties recognizing systemic racism - worth the quick listen - Why Talking About Systemic Racism Can Be Difficult For Evangelical Pastors npr.org/2020/06/05/870227980…
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On this Pentecost Sunday, we confess our need for God. We need the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Lord, give us ears to hear. Give us hearts that break. Please heal our land. Convict our hearts. Open our eyes. Stir us to repentance and forgiveness. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Doug Bortner retweeted
I come back to this 2001 quote from South African bishop, Peter Storey, often.
My goodness.
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Statement from @WorldRelief president @ScottArbeiter & Senior Vice President @emilybgray on President Trump’s immigration proposal buff.ly/2FIIaOF
