When someone points out something that we/our church aren’t/isn’t doing well, it’s crucial that we don’t respond by belittling it or dismissing it as their hobby horse/pet passion. It’s good to say, “You’re right: that really IS important, and we’re not doing it well right now.”
@DouthatNYT While I’m curious about the next “chapter” of #thearguement, I’m also grieving you and @michelleinbklyn not being apart every week. I started binge-listening in Aug 2020 and have literally listened to every episode in order. Thank you for great content and education.
2 minutes from the sermon today on political idolatry, the danger of claiming that God has a vested interest in the material prosperity of one country over another or one political party over another...and the temptation to call out someone else’s idols while ignoring our own.
@gpackiam Stereotypically, Charismatics and Pentecostals are more focused on the experience of who God is through worship, service, prayer etc. Just my observation!😊2/2
@gpackiam I’m no expert but having lived half my life in one “faith stream” and the other half in another. I would say that Lutherans and Presbyterians place a higher value on theology, doctrine, and worshiping God with their mind, thus all the books!😊 1/2
“The clash we are experiencing today in many countries in Europe and North America is due to the co-existence of historically individualist cultures with historically collectivist cultures.”
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