I heard a LOT about being willing to die for my faith in youth groups from many of the same people who are currently terrified of losing political or social power.
It’s a reminder for *all* of us that we might be cultivating a counterfeit courage instead of the real thing.
It’s a reminder for *all* of us that we might be cultivating a counterfeit courage instead of the real thing.
I don’t say that last part lightly. I spend a lot of time thinking about how any of us younger evangelicals will be able to find our own biases and blind spots before it’s too late.
This thought also brought to you by a week of reading various early Christian writings on non-violence, full of language and ideas that would be horrifying to many in our churches today.
The part that struck me the most was how often they said something along the lines of “Well of course they have to kill us, we don’t care about money or social status, so what they else could they even do?”
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
