Those of us who are concerned about the 'church-less Christian' phenomenon ... must first look at ourselves and ask to what degree *we* have contributed to the conditions that tempt some to hit eject on the local church.
The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. 'They won't let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.'' What are you complaining about?' said God. 'They won't let Me in either.
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Brennan Manning
Teenagers who do not go to church are adored by God, but they don't get to meet some of the people who love God back.
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Anne Lamott
It's time we capture our imaginations for Christ
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Peter E. Gillquist
He'd gone to church for forty years and was only getting worse. It seemed like this should tell God something.
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Sue Monk Kidd
The Lord doesn't want anybody in His house who has to be dragged there.
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Frank D. Gilroy
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It is in seeing and owning that we are crazy and damaged, it is in crying “uncle” to our failed self-reformation projects, it is in recognizing that we are most certainly “so unlike our Christ”–that Christ begins to change us. It is when we become...
Those of us who are concerned about the 'church-less Christian' phenomenon ... must first look at ourselves and ask to what degree *we* have contributed to the conditions that tempt some to hit eject on the local church.
