Comments on: Change in America = Change in the Church http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/ Life, adventure and faith in southwest Virginia Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:58:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mandy http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102915 Mandy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:14:49 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102915 Oh wow.. I agree with Jeff, too! ;) Great post, Jeff. Very powerful and very true. Even in our easy-going, totally welcoming, laid-back church, we're still fairly cookie-cutter. I am excited to see what God is going to do in the future with the make-up of our congregation, and how he is going to direct us to reach those around us that we might not feel comfortable reaching out to. He's up to something BIG with Journey... I have NO DOUBT. Oh wow.. I agree with Jeff, too! ;)

Great post, Jeff. Very powerful and very true. Even in our easy-going, totally welcoming, laid-back church, we’re still fairly cookie-cutter. I am excited to see what God is going to do in the future with the make-up of our congregation, and how he is going to direct us to reach those around us that we might not feel comfortable reaching out to. He’s up to something BIG with Journey… I have NO DOUBT.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102733 Jeff Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:59:01 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102733 Thanks for all your comments so far. I'm hoping to elaborate on this post at length later. And Michael... I think you'd be surprised at how much we agree on! ;) Thanks for all your comments so far. I’m hoping to elaborate on this post at length later. And Michael… I think you’d be surprised at how much we agree on! ;)

]]> By: Michael Burns http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102694 Michael Burns Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:11:08 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102694 I agree with your post 100 % ! Scary, huh? :-) <abbr><em>Michael Burnss last blog post..<a href="http://ponderingthethoughtsofamadman.blogspot.com/2008/11/on-open-question-out-of-curiosity.html" rel="nofollow">On open question out of curiosity</a></abbr></em> I agree with your post 100 % !

Scary, huh? :-)

Michael Burnss last blog post..On open question out of curiosity

]]> By: Josh Wise http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102684 Josh Wise Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:36:19 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102684 Nice. I just wanted to stop by (Lindy says you like to get comments in your blogosphere)and let you know that I'm glad you're putting thoughtful and scriptural observations of current events into the crazily slanted world of the internet. I told her the other day that I find your view of the world (in the spiritual sense) very inspiring. It challenges me to take another look at what I think of what transpires around me. Nevertheless, thank you for the encouragement to pray for our country's soon-to-be-new leader. Relating to this post, thank you for emphasizing integration in worship and unity in Christ. I will say that a lot of the world has come far (by the grace of God) in how it views racial lines, definitions, etc. My prayer is that Christians take this advance as inspiration to let color and ethnic boundaries wash out in the light of Christ's unity. How often we miss the blessings of the Lord simply because we cannot look past the flesh, merely with eyes made of flesh. Blessings to you. Keep blogging (now there's a phrase I never thought I'd put in black and white). :) Nice. I just wanted to stop by (Lindy says you like to get comments in your blogosphere)and let you know that I’m glad you’re putting thoughtful and scriptural observations of current events into the crazily slanted world of the internet.

I told her the other day that I find your view of the world (in the spiritual sense) very inspiring. It challenges me to take another look at what I think of what transpires around me.

Nevertheless, thank you for the encouragement to pray for our country’s soon-to-be-new leader. Relating to this post, thank you for emphasizing integration in worship and unity in Christ. I will say that a lot of the world has come far (by the grace of God) in how it views racial lines, definitions, etc. My prayer is that Christians take this advance as inspiration to let color and ethnic boundaries wash out in the light of Christ’s unity. How often we miss the blessings of the Lord simply because we cannot look past the flesh, merely with eyes made of flesh.

Blessings to you. Keep blogging (now there’s a phrase I never thought I’d put in black and white). :)

]]> By: dean http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102677 dean Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:16:27 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102677 sunday... the most segregated day of the week. hopefully not for much longer. <abbr><em>deans last blog post..<a href="http://deancirelli.com/?p=393" rel="nofollow">your band name; your band’s new cd, w/ cover art… you’re a star, baby!</a></abbr></em> sunday… the most segregated day of the week. hopefully not for much longer.

deans last blog post..your band name; your band’s new cd, w/ cover art… you’re a star, baby!

]]> By: Shelley http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102595 Shelley Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:57:04 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102595 VERY VERY well said. I am impressed. VERY VERY well said. I am impressed.

]]> By: RJ Martino http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102568 RJ Martino Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:44:58 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102568 powerful. powerful.

]]> By: Doug http://www.journeyguy.com/change-in-america-change-in-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-102558 Doug Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:07:41 +0000 http://865361003#comment-102558 Instead, I fear that we will lock the doors and wail. We have, for far too long, been content to let our culture shape our beliefs, and tried to just drift with the times. At some point, Jeff, you're right, we have got to wake up and look out from our lovely walls and buildings and actually do something. As far as your statement that it's not Jesus our country has rejected, but the church's narrow proprietorship of Him, I think it's worse than that. Our nation hasn't rejected Jesus because in the last 16 years, most of our churches haven't shown Him. We wailed for 8 years of President Clinton, we hoped President Bush would save our country for the last 8, and we haven't bothered with the fact that Christ's love compels us to preach His love, His truth to everyone. Our country hasn't rejected Jesus, because we haven't done Romans 10. (How can they call...believe...if they don't hear?) How can they reject what they haven't heard and seen in us? Sorry...getting preachy on your blog. Have my own blog for that... <abbr><em>Dougs last blog post..<a href="http://bubbatherevthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-response-to-election-results.html" rel="nofollow">My response to the election results:</a></abbr></em> Instead, I fear that we will lock the doors and wail.

We have, for far too long, been content to let our culture shape our beliefs, and tried to just drift with the times. At some point, Jeff, you’re right, we have got to wake up and look out from our lovely walls and buildings and actually do something.

As far as your statement that it’s not Jesus our country has rejected, but the church’s narrow proprietorship of Him, I think it’s worse than that. Our nation hasn’t rejected Jesus because in the last 16 years, most of our churches haven’t shown Him. We wailed for 8 years of President Clinton, we hoped President Bush would save our country for the last 8, and we haven’t bothered with the fact that Christ’s love compels us to preach His love, His truth to everyone. Our country hasn’t rejected Jesus, because we haven’t done Romans 10. (How can they call…believe…if they don’t hear?) How can they reject what they haven’t heard and seen in us?

Sorry…getting preachy on your blog. Have my own blog for that…

Dougs last blog post..My response to the election results:

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