PAUL T.
You made mention of the ‘cycle of movements’ and how they fail to survive beyond their own second generation.
I had the occasion a few years ago to have dinner with a close friend from the 70’s, who had been in a ministry position in the LA area. and who I had not seen in 30+ years. He informed me that he had exited the fellowship after the ‘my way or the highway’ meetings that had occurred following JRS’ passing.
He subsequently found his way into the next biggest Christian movement in the early 80’s (cannot remember the name), saw its ranks swell, pop, and crash. He then transitioned into the next biggest thing happening at the beginning of the 90’s, and again witnessed it swell, pop, and crash.
Adding insult to injury, he drug his poor family into whatever was the ‘soup du jour’ of the early 2000’s, and again, for the 4th time, witnessed the same cycle. I kidded him about only having to go through it once, while he had to endure four different crash and burns.
All that said is that he and his family finally learned their lesson about whatever ‘God is doing in the world today’: its whatever HE/SHE/IT is doing through them--period. Its not always necessary to re-swear allegiance to a new shibboleth.
You made mention of the ‘cycle of movements’ and how they fail to survive beyond their own second generation.
I had the occasion a few years ago to have dinner with a close friend from the 70’s, who had been in a ministry position in the LA area. and who I had not seen in 30+ years. He informed me that he had exited the fellowship after the ‘my way or the highway’ meetings that had occurred following JRS’ passing.
He subsequently found his way into the next biggest Christian movement in the early 80’s (cannot remember the name), saw its ranks swell, pop, and crash. He then transitioned into the next biggest thing happening at the beginning of the 90’s, and again witnessed it swell, pop, and crash.
Adding insult to injury, he drug his poor family into whatever was the ‘soup du jour’ of the early 2000’s, and again, for the 4th time, witnessed the same cycle. I kidded him about only having to go through it once, while he had to endure four different crash and burns.
All that said is that he and his family finally learned their lesson about whatever ‘God is doing in the world today’: its whatever HE/SHE/IT is doing through them--period. Its not always necessary to re-swear allegiance to a new shibboleth.