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So I was thinking about Daniel.

He was doing an excellent job. Others in the same field grew jealous. Now they didn’t take a refresher course, seek out good advice or discipline themselves to improve. They schemed to unseat Daniel. His only Achilles heel sat in his faith. So they manipulated the powers that be to pass a law making Daniel’s kind of faith a social crime.

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“I am too deeply troubled now to know how to express my feelings. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time {of suffering}’? Read more…

A local clergy phoned to invite us to their Easter service, remembering that we do not have a “church home”. It caught us by surprise, especially since other clergy have literally made it clear we are not welcome to their religious displays and have tried to stop our mission for God. That phone invitation we accepted as Christian love.

Without diminishing the kindness shown by that phone call, it shows a slight misunderstanding.

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There was a fad started some time ago called “seeker-sensitive” ministry. This tool for increasing church attendance aimed at downplaying traditional “church” in favour of a style more like a restaurant or show. Some congregations did find more people came out on Sunday mornings for a cutesy performance without a life-changing experience.

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