“The church of Jesus needs to wake up from the exile of passivity and embrace liminality and adventure or continue to remain a religious ghetto for culturally co-opted, fearful, middle-class folk.” NeedsJesusChurchReligiousClassMiddleAdventureWake UpEmbraceFolksMiddle ClassFearfulExileGhettoPassivity Book:The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
“We may very well wake up in the not-too-distant future in a culture that is not only unreceptive but openly hostile to the church and the gospel of Jesus Christ, a culture in which those who proclaim the gospel will be labeled as bigots and fanatics, a culture in which persecution of Christians will be not only allowed but applauded.” WellsMayChristianCultureJesusChristChurchReligiousJesus ChristWake UpPersecutionHostileFanaticsBigots Author:Josh McDowell
“The Princess Elizabeth, of England, was found dead with her head resting on her Bible, open at these words, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." So may we all fall asleep at last when the day's work for Jesus is over, and wake up in heaven to find ourselves in the delicious rest that remaineth for the people of God.” PeopleGivingMayLastsFallFoundJesusHeavenLaborEnglandWake UpHeavyPrincessDeliciousFound Dead Author:Theodore L. Cuyler