"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

We Look More Like Warriors Than Peace-makers

In the Gospel A d v o c a t e , W. H. Goodloe lamented the fact that the Disciples of Christ were as deeply involved as others in the political excitement. This zeal, Goodloe wrote, if directed towards evangelization would convert the whole country in a few years. Instead, Christians were involved in talk of war demonstrating that "Christians are more under the dominion of the prince of this world than the dominion of Christ.""

(Johnnie Andrew Collins. PACIFISM IN THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST: 1866-1945.
A dissertation presented to the Graduate Faculty of Middle Tennessee State Universityin partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor the degree Doctorate of Arts. December, 1984)

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