Communication does not happen all at once in other than Divine encounters. So when one is intent upon making his or her point the ONLY valid concern, they err by not hearing what others in attempted communictaion with him or her are trying to say. To repeatedly speak toward a goal not understood either by disagreement or ignorance of that goal, is to be Demagogic by virtue of monologistic tendencies. While Jeremiah may have been so commissioned (by the Divine, I might add), we do live in America, a largely Christian nation, within the Southern front of the Ambassadorship to the world, and specifically amongst a congregational setting. Where is the congregational voice? When was it relinquished to the Demagogue, be it man or committee? What is a 'free church' anyway?
more later!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Sunday Night Church
The book I was reading is located in Daybreak Coffe Shop, to which I have not returned, so the review is on hiatus.
Something a bit more current I find in the Church bulletin which tells us many things that are open to participation, but one thing in particular catches my eye--that being the bold fonted note that church will not meet tonight. You know, I bet lot's of folks will now start to attend because they know we will not be there--not! If we are trying to grow a church spiritually it would seem to me that those of us committed to its growth would suck it up and find the resolve to attend church whenever we can, and especially on those days that people think, "Hey! It's a church night!". But we in our grand imagination of hipness have decided that it's just too much for people to attend, and since a major portion will not be attending, those who would attend must be Hollered at(visa vis the bold fontage) to be sure and not come in case someone who cannot attend at other times or has decided that they might attend now will nmot be encouraged to come back. WhaT RIDIDCULOUS LINE OF THINKING IS THIS?!
Something a bit more current I find in the Church bulletin which tells us many things that are open to participation, but one thing in particular catches my eye--that being the bold fonted note that church will not meet tonight. You know, I bet lot's of folks will now start to attend because they know we will not be there--not! If we are trying to grow a church spiritually it would seem to me that those of us committed to its growth would suck it up and find the resolve to attend church whenever we can, and especially on those days that people think, "Hey! It's a church night!". But we in our grand imagination of hipness have decided that it's just too much for people to attend, and since a major portion will not be attending, those who would attend must be Hollered at(visa vis the bold fontage) to be sure and not come in case someone who cannot attend at other times or has decided that they might attend now will nmot be encouraged to come back. WhaT RIDIDCULOUS LINE OF THINKING IS THIS?!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Beginning a series on communicating
I have begun reading a book. It is a book on speech and speechmaking. How appropro to this blogsite title...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
to buy and sell or not to buy and sell, what choice is there?
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name
Rev 16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which worshipped his image.
Rev 16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which worshipped his image.
Friday, March 5, 2010
To tell or not to tell?
Is God real? Must Jesus have died? Does the Spirit have power? Then, To tell or not to tell?
It is my experience that God is real. It is an experience decidedly uncovered in an upbringing within a family of believers, and yet having some very personal and amazing manifests for me, and perhaps other than as I tell them to others, for me alone. They are the kind of experiences an outsider might say, "Oh you were programmed to think that way by your upbringing." or, "Those kind of occurences are purely phsychological." or, "That can be explained by 'thus and such' and is not evidence of God".
But relying on the truth as it has been revealed to me, and hoping that you, having read this far, have some degree of agreement with me, or perhaps some hope of agreeing with me on the salient points of this post, are willing to imagine the Bible as that Book of Truth on which we can rely for the promotion of our spiritual blessing, then in some way we are needful, see Romans 3:23, and God has covered our need through the Death of Jesus, His only begotten son.
So, accepting that God is real, believing then that God is spirit, see John 4:24, and knowing of creation, the Day of Pentecost, et al, then we can have confidence that the Spirit does indeed have power. And thus when Jesus tells us to go and tell the world the good news we must.
How can I do that when(interject whatever excuse you have here)? Read God's word, spend time with people who are confessing Christ in their lives, Pray. Then venture out in faith and trust God to do the rest.
It is my experience that God is real. It is an experience decidedly uncovered in an upbringing within a family of believers, and yet having some very personal and amazing manifests for me, and perhaps other than as I tell them to others, for me alone. They are the kind of experiences an outsider might say, "Oh you were programmed to think that way by your upbringing." or, "Those kind of occurences are purely phsychological." or, "That can be explained by 'thus and such' and is not evidence of God".
But relying on the truth as it has been revealed to me, and hoping that you, having read this far, have some degree of agreement with me, or perhaps some hope of agreeing with me on the salient points of this post, are willing to imagine the Bible as that Book of Truth on which we can rely for the promotion of our spiritual blessing, then in some way we are needful, see Romans 3:23, and God has covered our need through the Death of Jesus, His only begotten son.
So, accepting that God is real, believing then that God is spirit, see John 4:24, and knowing of creation, the Day of Pentecost, et al, then we can have confidence that the Spirit does indeed have power. And thus when Jesus tells us to go and tell the world the good news we must.
How can I do that when(interject whatever excuse you have here)? Read God's word, spend time with people who are confessing Christ in their lives, Pray. Then venture out in faith and trust God to do the rest.
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