tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post110662718483976170..comments2024-02-23T17:09:12.957-05:00Comments on bethquick.com: a prayerBeth Quickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14171030571583683180noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-1106801741932024822005-01-26T23:55:00.000-05:002005-01-26T23:55:00.000-05:00i guess it is somewhat of the "do you work for cha...i guess it is somewhat of the "do you work for change from within" or "do you work for change from without" question. sometimes staying within the system is too painful, for a variety of reasons. but sometimes we work from within to make change. i hope by staying within the organized church i can continue to work for the gospel i believe jesus christ taught and lived.Beth Quickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171030571583683180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-1106800411606261992005-01-26T23:33:00.000-05:002005-01-26T23:33:00.000-05:00Just because it didn't make the news, does not mea...Just because it didn't make the news, does not mean the prophetic voices were not out there. The progressive church just doesn't get the coverage. How do I know, I was and am always trying to be one of those voices and here at Eden Theological Seminary, I am surrounded by those prophetic voices crying out. <br /><br />The Church is not lost, because God continues to use women and men of faith to help the Commonwealth of God break into this world a little at a time.<br /><br />Kristofer K. Avise-RouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655521.post-1106748877345527942005-01-26T09:14:00.000-05:002005-01-26T09:14:00.000-05:00All of the things that the prayer you posted named...All of the things that the prayer you posted named about church (in the organized sense)--it's hierarchy, conventionalism, judgmentalism, and primarily, its hypocrisy--ultimately made involvement no longer worth the effort.<br /><br />Despite al of this and being burned a number of times, what ultimately pushed me out was the lack of any prophetic opposition to U.S. military policy in Afghanistan and then, Iraq.<br /><br />So often, what passes for xianity in our country, is a perverted civil religion, masquerading as followers of Christ.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.com