As Larry B. so eloquently stated, “Real worship is what you do with your life after you sing all those promises to God in a church service.”
The ramifications of not ‘walking the talk’ are what this entire forum is about. We were all privy to the fact that the theology rarely met the road. The mere fact that the entire organization was patterned after a hierarchical structure of Ephesians 5 played right into kingdom building, position grabbing, turf warfare, inner and outer circles galore--a recipe for destructive relationships par excellence. One thing was preached and another was walked out.
The reference to our ‘temper tantrums’ highlights the embarrassing amount of hubris we displayed, thinking we needed to remind HEAVEN of something obviously overlooked. When Jesus would find occasion to slip away, I’m sure he was not placing his Xmas order, but merely COMMUNING with LOVE, the most effective battery-charger in all of eternity. We should have taken better notes.
The focus on fellowship cannot be emphasized enough, and hopefully encompasses much larger parameters than we were previously allowed to consider. As mentioned earlier, our family enjoys a variety of relationships that crosses many demographics, all of them LOVING. Neither race, creed, religion, culture nor zip code play any part in the dynamics. They include the neighbors, local business owners, their employees and fellow patrons, service workers of all kinds, fellow dog owners, and even the local homeless who still choose that as a way of life.
Speaking of pubs, we live blocks away from one of SoCal's most famous, with more than a century of history in one form or another, and whose loyal patrons consider it their home.
HOME and FAMILY is where you find it.
The ramifications of not ‘walking the talk’ are what this entire forum is about. We were all privy to the fact that the theology rarely met the road. The mere fact that the entire organization was patterned after a hierarchical structure of Ephesians 5 played right into kingdom building, position grabbing, turf warfare, inner and outer circles galore--a recipe for destructive relationships par excellence. One thing was preached and another was walked out.
The reference to our ‘temper tantrums’ highlights the embarrassing amount of hubris we displayed, thinking we needed to remind HEAVEN of something obviously overlooked. When Jesus would find occasion to slip away, I’m sure he was not placing his Xmas order, but merely COMMUNING with LOVE, the most effective battery-charger in all of eternity. We should have taken better notes.
The focus on fellowship cannot be emphasized enough, and hopefully encompasses much larger parameters than we were previously allowed to consider. As mentioned earlier, our family enjoys a variety of relationships that crosses many demographics, all of them LOVING. Neither race, creed, religion, culture nor zip code play any part in the dynamics. They include the neighbors, local business owners, their employees and fellow patrons, service workers of all kinds, fellow dog owners, and even the local homeless who still choose that as a way of life.
Speaking of pubs, we live blocks away from one of SoCal's most famous, with more than a century of history in one form or another, and whose loyal patrons consider it their home.
HOME and FAMILY is where you find it.