This post has long been in the queue. Though it has been ruminating in my heart, I haven’t wanted to hurt anyone or to run the risk of being too personal or too specific, which might have repercussions and would make life harder for me and the people I love. But I have to write [...]
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Tagged Appreciation, Charismata, Church Issues, Discipleship, Empowering, Gifts, Misfits, Service, Serving, Spiritual Gifts
Cerulean Sanctum has been quiet lately. Truth is, that quiet reflects the disquiet I have in my own spirit. I don’t know how most people live, but I guess they erect filters to keep the madness out. Head down, nose clean, and a gracious nod to the status quo. Don’t get too involved. Keep emotions [...]
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Also posted in Benevolence, Boldness, Charismatic, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Community, Counterculture, Creation Care, Creativity, Discernment, Dying to Self, Evangelism, Faith, Godly Character, Grace, Holiness, Hospitality, Humility, Joy, Leadership, Love, Maturity, Obedience, Perseverance, Prayerfulness, Relevance, Simplicity
Tagged Acts, Acts of the Apostles, Bible, Blindness, Book of Acts, Charismata, Charismatic, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Community, Discipleship, Empowerment, Evangelism, Ignorance, Miracles, Power Evangelism
I almost always post on Monday. I didn’t yesterday because I was thinking more about my post from Friday, “Why Christianity Is Failing in America.” A couple readers asked the question I knew would come—””So how do we fix the problem?”—which led me into all sorts of introspective thought. I don’t like raising problems without [...]
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Also posted in Boldness, Christianity in North America, Church Issues, Community, Counterculture, Creativity, Discernment, Dying to Self, Godly Character, Humility, Leadership, Maturity, Obedience, Oddities, Perseverance, Prayerfulness, Relevance, Revival, Simplicity
Tagged American Church, Bravery, Christianity in America, Christianity in Decline, Community, Counterculture, Culture, Faith, Martyr, Martyrdom, Perseverance, Ray Ortlund Jr., Society, Soren Kierkegaard
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