From the cowardice that dare not face new truth,
From the laziness that is contented with half truth,
From the arrogance that thinks it knows all truth,
Good Lord, deliver us.
~ Kenyan prayer
"To be gay in the American Evangelical church is to be dead. You are an outcast, an orphan, a refugee. A diseased person." - Drew Harper
My God have mercy on the church's disobedience in loving people well. And may God give us the courage to repent from our misbehavior.
"God may call any one of us to respond to some far away problem or support those who have been so called. But we are finite and he will not call us everywhere or to support every worthy cause. And real needs are not far from us.”
#CSLewis
Things I prepared for before moving to Costa Rica:
-language barrier
-cultural differences
-lots of rice and beans
Things I didn’t prepare for:
-constantly thinking someone is LITERALLY dying, only to realize it’s my neighbor screaming/wailing at how cute her dog is...🤦🏼♂️
Our culture’s accepted two huge lies:
1. If you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them.
2. To love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do.
Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
—@RickWarren
@kmims_ I feel like it should read, “Feelings are not *the only* evidence for God.” Like, “He’s real even when you can’t feel it,” but it’s def misleading...🤷🏼♂️