two great quotes
"in the end there are only two possible attitudes which Christians can adopt toward the world. one is escape and the other engagement." - john stott "christianity began in Palestine as a relationship, moved to Greece and became and idea, went to Rome and became an institution, then came to America and became an enterprise." -richard halverson (from NieuCommunities) some great thoughts here...this ministry called NieuCommunities obviously believes in high engagement with people and partnering with God in healing the world. check out the video, it looks pretty cool. on to the quotes... i wonder how much as a 'christian' culture we have decided to esacpe it all when we turned into an 'enterprise' as halverson says. i think these quotes are very deep and very accurate. look at jesus - talk about engagement, i mean come on! the man embodied engagement, not escape. yet how much of the christian culture now is all about escaping this world and this culture and creating our own 'holy huddles'. i think these guys are right on. God help me to be a follower who engages this world, your world - for your glory. give me strength, wisdom, and discernment as i continue to grow as a follower of the Way. have your way in me.
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