"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Church Has Become Handmaid Of War?

He Alexander Campbell of Restoration Movement Churches of Christ) criticized the exaltation of warriors that existed in all areas of society, and believed it promoted violence.

"Behold, too, the young mother arraying her proud boy with cap and feather, toyed with a drum and sword, training him for the admired profession of a man
killer....The pulpit, too, must lend its aid in
cherishing the delusion. There is not infrequently heard a eulogium on some fallen hero, some church service for the mighty dead, thus desecrating the religion of the Prince of Peace by causing it to
minister as the handmaid of war."

FIGHTING AGAINST WAR: PACIFISM WITHIN CHURCHES OF CHRIST
A term paperPresented to professor John Mark Hicks. Harding School of Theology
Memphis, Tennessee
By
Brent A. Moody
April 10, 2013

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