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(as if there's not already enough people doing this)Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Comfortable ministry
I'm pretty excited about the Chris Tomlin concert tonight here in Little Rock. He'll have Louie Giglio and Matt Redman with him, so I anticipate a great night at Immanuel Baptist. Tomlin has been one of my favorites since his first album was released about 4 or 5 years ago. I've never seen him live, so I'm pretty pumped about going tonight. I'll try to write something about the event tomorrow.
This same theme seems to be coming back in everything I'm reading these days. I suspect there's a reason for that. No additional commentary now, but here's a quote from flashbang : how I got over myself by Mark Steele:
This same theme seems to be coming back in everything I'm reading these days. I suspect there's a reason for that. No additional commentary now, but here's a quote from flashbang : how I got over myself by Mark Steele:
In this day and age, our own lives are so screwed up, who has time to help sort out anyone else's? Even Christian lives are often lived every-man-for-himself because there is so little time to get our own house in order. Certainly, we don't actually SAY this. We say that outreach and missions and caring for our fellow man are some of the most important and often-implemented aspects of our lives. But, is this accurate? Do we actually attempt to look after the next guy as much as or more than the one standing in our own shoes? No. We don't. Because we have told ourselves that it would be tragic to affect so many other lives for the better only for our own to end in disaster. To this end, until our own lives feel finished, we hesitate to aid in the completion of someone else.
So ... we test the waters of relationships. We ease in to minimize discomfort. Therefore, our ministry is safe. We truly affect people, but only those who won't rattle our daily lives if the affecting doesn't change them. ... We outreach for our own sake and need - not looking for the neediest recipient but instead searching for the guilt-resolve that fits best within our schedule. There is an inherent problem with this sort of unreach.
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