Comments on: Disciples speaking out this spring https://disciples.org/congregations/disciples-speaking-out-this-spring/ We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness. Mon, 07 May 2018 16:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Joe Hodges https://disciples.org/congregations/disciples-speaking-out-this-spring/#comment-4291 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 14:21:40 +0000 https://disciples.org/?p=15176#comment-4291 Today my heart is a little sad.
There is so much on the news and in our face about rights these days.
Who has them and who doesn’t.
Who should and who should have some taken away.
Who should get to protest and who shouldn’t.
Who should be proactive and who should be reactive,
Who should get politically involved with a community voice and who should let what they do be their voice.
The right to…
There is so much on the news and in our face about rights these days. In a way, it makes my heart a little sad.

It seems that as all of these issues clash and stir in a pot of antagonistic rhetoric, Jesus may be getting lost.
It seems that as all of these issues clash and stir in a pot of antagonistic rhetoric, salvation for the lost may be getting lost.
It seems that as all of these issues clash and stir in a pot of antagonistic rhetoric, compassion for the other side of the issue, whatever your issue, may be getting lost.
It seems that as all of these issues clash and stir in a pot of antagonistic rhetoric it is becoming more about gathering and learning how to protest than gathering and learning to resolve.

So my heart is a little sad this morning. Sad that there is more effort in protesting than sharing Romans 10:9-10. – 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Will we spend as much effort protesting and teaching protesting and supporting the efforts of those who are, instead of sharing Romans 10: 9-10?

Revelation 22:17 – 17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hear say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life come.

Are we spending as much time inviting and leading people to living water as we are in protesting activities?

So today my heart is sad. Sad that as I walk with my wife through the grind of brain cancer, through treatments, through trail meds taking their toll, through the witness of her not being able to……. and see more protesting than witnessing so that people might know Jesus and have life, everlasting life, life more abundant life through Jesus, my heart is sad.

So to all you really good people, young people, teachers, kitchen workers, volunteers looking after children, general church, regional staff, good church folks, clergy and ME… may we spend more time sharing Jesus with words than deeds. May we tell about Jesus in strong and bold ways, as much as showing it in soft ways.
My fear is we won’t
My fear is don’t
My fear is we’ve forgotten how
My fear is it’s just easier to get a sign, skip work or school, open church doors for those who are, and rally and protest. But…….. but where is the rally for Jesus at state capitals?
Today my heart is a little sad.

]]> By: Bill Blue Eagle McCutchen https://disciples.org/congregations/disciples-speaking-out-this-spring/#comment-4290 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:17:57 +0000 https://disciples.org/?p=15176#comment-4290 It warms my heart to witness so many Disciples working to be of good service to ALL people. Truly, ALL MEANS ALL!

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