I was talking with Rick Gerhardt yesterday and came up with a saying:
We want missionaries not crusaders.
Missionaries seek to serve, reach and and build up, while crusaders look to critique, wage war and tear down.
I have no desire for Antioch to become the biggest church around. I do, however, have the desire to be one of the most united, focused and committed churches around.
We want missionaries… not crusaders.
For years I told people that Ambien saved my life. I’m not sure I was exaggerating. I had spent a decade traveling, teaching, and giving
Race and the Gospel: Is Justice a Part of the Discussion? Originally appeared in Outreach Magazine Good news, like light, touches everything in the room.
Taken from Tamara’s favorite devotional, Bread For the Resistance, by our friend Donna Barber. Copyright (c) 2019 by Donna Marie Barber. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers
The God of Justice “The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field.” Isaiah 32:16 The God of Disruptive
