My primary assessment would be because American Christians tend to be incredibly self-indulgent, so they see the church as a place there for them to meet their needs and to express faith in a way that is meaningful for them.
This is how the girl who couldn't speak and the man who couldn't see fell in love.
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Margaret Atwood
In presence of the Moon nobody sees stars.
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Amit Kalantri
You don't need to look at the beauty to feel the love.
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Anthony T. Hincks
If you don't look. You can't see.
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Anthony T. Hincks
See the world for what it is. B E A U T I F U L!
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Anthony T. Hincks
More Quotes By Erwin McManus
For Christians, they need to access the power of Jesus and not look at Christianity as a religion. It is our Lord Jesus that makes you change, and Christians need to actualize it and put it into practice.
I think Christianity is the same as Buddhism and Hinduism - whenever a religion begins to say that these are the things you have to do to be loved by God, you have a religion.
So much of what comes out of the faith community seems so dour and somber, and we want to say, 'Hey, we're real people. You can be a person of faith and really enjoy life and laugh.'
My primary assessment would be because American Christians tend to be incredibly self-indulgent, so they see the church as a place there for them to meet their needs and to express faith in a way that is meaningful for them.
God has given us an imagination, and our imagination is really the principle tool from which all creativity and artistry comes from.