@JerodGlasford @fedicken As a Midwestern Cardinals fan that tries to be a nice guy, I do not approve of this message. I am not a diehard Cards fan though. Maybe you have to ask the more extreme ones that still believe that the Cubs are our Rivals.
I remember my only year playing college soccer. Most of my memories are terrible. Standing in freezing rain, practices with only running, etc. What makes them memorable is the relationships built with those people and the lessons God provided. That’s what makes them special.
Late night thought: the beauty of life is the never ending process of failure (and bad experiences altogether) and learning (lessons within the bad times). Without failure, there would be no learning. Without learning, life would be pointless.
This isn't news, but some churches are in trouble - whether realized or not - because they're following a model requiring that they exist to satisfy the appetites of causally connected consumers instead of making resilient disciples transformed by the cross to embrace self-denial
Churches that become passionate about people outside their walls will be far more effective than churches that are passionate about keeping the few people they have inside their walls.
@JoshABailey Just talked about this with some other guys. It’s never hot or ready, even though I wait 10 minutes for the pizzas. It do still hit hard though and it’s cheap. The pros outweighs the cons
It is a terrible misunderstanding of the Gospel to think that it offers us salvation while relieving us of responsibility for the life of the world, for the sin and sorrow and pain with which our human life and that of our fellow men and women are so deeply interwoven.
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To summarize, then, when we talk about "deconstruction" we should clarify what *project* we have in mind:
* Reject
* Reform
* Redefine
* Reclaim
And what *scope* we have in mind:
* personal
* historic Christianity
* US Evangelicalism
I hope this helps somebody.
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When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When such a thing is threatened, your anger is absolute. 1/
Love this. The Bible, especially the New Testament, is not meant to impose laws and rules for us to follow, it is meant to repair us in the righteousness of God, so that we can be in relationship with our Heavenly Father.