Sublime

Warren’s building, and his own style, represented an openness, even a partnership, in helping individuals find their own purpose by allowing Jesus to help each person flourish and overcome the malaise that the age of authenticity seemed to leave in the wake of its individualized freedom. Yet Warren did not do this by speaking against individualized

Your call is to cast the gospel into the darkness of this world. Instead of catching fish, you will be caught up in a story of love and redemption and grace. Feed my sheep with the good news of grace. Embrace your call as a shepherd.”

13And when you send a male slave[38] out from you a free person, you shall not send him out empty-handed. 14Provide liberally out of your flock, your threshing floor, and your wine press, thus giving to him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you. 15Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God r

I first heard about this heartbreaking story in the book Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches

The Protestant pastor particularly is to help people’s longing heart find rest in God. Whether with words or practices, the pastor’s job is to shape people’s inner life, sending them further inward to find the presence of God.

But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; For reflection: Isaiah 53:5 Human Death is a result of sin and the triumph of Satan. But it is also the means of redemption from sin, God’s medicine for man and His weapon against Satan. —from Miracles upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are hea