"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

Most Church of Christ Preachers Were Moderate Pacifists

"As the events leading to the Civil War occurred, the Disciples remained unsettled and unsure on the issue. However, almost all of their leaders were moderate pacifists due to the influence of Stone and Campbell. These preachers focused on their disdain for the affairs of the world,and their emphasis was upon New Testament primitivism.
Opposed to them were those preachers just as ready to accept the war with Mexico as a means of fulfilling the millennial destiny of Protestant Anglo-Saxon America.""

(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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