Sublime

My friend, the opportunity has come. The need is here. We live in a post-Christian culture proudly riding a landslide away from the truth. And swept in the landslide are millions—billions—of people speeding toward a Christless eternity.

And if the pastor can’t do this, completely shaking off the what in favor of the how, then she is always under the threat of being perceived, ironically, as a blockage to people’s genuine (authentic) spiritual journey (more on this below).

Every week people file into our church services aching for eternity. In our zeal to provide something they may find comfortable and useful and inoffensive, are we offending the God who wishes to offend us in awe of his glory? Are we dismissing our brother Jesus, whose formula for victory includes crucifixion?

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Edwards saw himself as the first, or lead, priest amongst a priesthood of all believers. The stick was there to raise all up to the speed of priesthood, giving them direct access (an awakening) to the sacred.

for people to be reconnected (or reconciled) to both God and their fellow man.

Take These Words to Prayer Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society,

The pastor who neglects personal holiness has forgotten who’s in charge. He believes he is an employee of his flock, so it is not holiness he is chiefly after but the appearance of success, of “having his act together.” When today’s pastors think of being an example to their flocks, they primarily think in terms of appearing well-off materially, ha