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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Due to the reality there was no Sunday School class on Easter Sunday, we'll be finding provocative quotes and letting you guys respond to them. Today's is from a Texas pastor named Gordon Atkinson, talking about some problems he's having regarding church. Funny thing, these were on HIS blog!
"I believed then and still believe that many Christians are not honest about their own failings, sins and disappointments. Like Martha Stewart, they try to sell a sugary, imaginary world of happiness to people who are hurting and looking for real answers."
Do you agree or disagree? Why? If you agree, what can & should be done about it? If you disagree, why do you think the author says it?
"I believed then and still believe that many Christians have created a subculture with it's own language, customs and myths. Ministers even have their own dialects and hairdos. Weird. This subculture is really more about worshipping America than God, more about achieving than receiving, more about competition than grace. The problem with a religious subculture is no one else 'get's it' and you are isolated from the world you are called to SERVE."
Again, do you agree or disagree? Why?
Brent 4:14 AM
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