Here’s what happens when we call men to the church with a promise about teaching them to “lead” rather than teaching them to follow Jesus and serve.
They will enter the church assuming they are meant to call the shots even when they are less spiritually mature and unqualified.
The body of Christ is called to be a sacred place for the vulnerable. We have often chosen to be a safe place for the powerful and have deceived ourselves into believing that God would call that good.
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover sparked a surge in the use of the N-word on the social media platform.
A social media research group told The Washington Post the use of the slur increased by nearly 500%. https://t.co/49CJVwuyIe
The three known remaining survivors of the 1921 massacre that saw a white mob kill hundreds of Black residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received a $1 million donation from a philanthropic group frustrated that the justice system has yet to compensate them. https://t.co/McacHMMpX6
This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo.
This is Ruth Whitfield, 86. Her son, the former Buffalo Fire Commissioner, said she was on her way from visiting her husband in a nursing home and stopped at the store to get something to eat.
Our character is to be shaped by God. We are not to simply “appear” to be like Him. Often our words and deeds are merely a front. Our hearts and minds, where others cannot see, must be actively under His rule.