tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842077972809148862024-02-07T20:15:30.045-05:00Bayse "Bud" Reedy Bayse "Bud" Reedy - I am a husband, father, grandfather and a disciple of Jesus Christ. Oh, I really like the Baltimore Orioles too!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84207797280914886.post-33801568180394219702016-09-13T05:00:00.000-04:002016-10-13T13:49:07.329-04:00THE EMPTY CHAIR <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once a woman asked me to come and pray with her father, who was dying of cancer. When I arrived, I found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows and an empty chair beside his bed. I assumed the old fellow had been informed of my visit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“I guess you were expecting me,” I said.<br /><br />“No, who are you?”<br /><br />“I’m the new associate at your parish,” I replied. “When I saw the empty chair, I figured you knew I was going to show up.”<br /><br />“Oh yeah, the chair,” said the bed-ridden man. “Would you mind closing the door?”<br /><br />Puzzled, I shut the door. “I’ve never told anyone this, not even my daughter,” said the man, “but all my life I have never known how to pray. At the Sunday Mass I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it always went right over my head.<br /><br />“I abandoned any attempt at prayer,” he continued, “until one day about four years ago my best friend said to me, ‘Joe, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus. Here’s what I suggest. Sit down on a chair, place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It’s not spooky because He promised, “I’ll be with you all days.” Then just speak to Him and listen in the same way you’re doing with me right now.’<br /><br />“So, Padre, I tried it, and I like it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I’m careful though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she’d send me off to the funny farm.”<br /><br />I was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old guy to continue on the journey. Then I prayed with him, anointed him with oil, and returned to the rectory.<br /><br />Two nights later the daughter called to tell me that her daddy had died that afternoon.<br /><br />“Did he seem to die in peace?” I asked.<br /><br />“Yes. But there was something strange. In fact, beyond strange—kinda weird. Apparently just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on a chair beside his bed.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Click <a href="https://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/dr-james-emery-white/the-churchs-oxygen.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to view today's post by James Emery White. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84207797280914886.post-4666541634209899352016-09-11T05:00:00.001-04:002016-09-11T18:54:56.582-04:00WE REMEMBER <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I took this walk 9 years after 9-11, and it was a vivid reminder to live until you die, my friend. Live until you die! Click <a href="http://youtu.be/PlaPd3bt2SA" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> to view. </span><br />
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<br />Belief, confession, declaration . . . all important steps toward becoming a Christian.<br /><br />As important as these things are, I have come to believe that a Christian is someone who has committed themselves to follow Jesus. So, I will begin a series of sermons <b>starting tomorrow (Sunday, September 11th) </b>on our core value "COMMIT".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />You up for what are inevitable changes? Check out this story. "A specific group of Bedouin sheepherders called the Tatars regularly traversed the landscape of Siberia around the sixteenth century. In order to survive, they followed the food supply of grass and available vegetation for their herds." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /> As churches, we tend to lean the other direction: We favor stability over change. Often our greatest unspoken goal is to arrive at a good place and stay put. We like the programs we’re already familiar with. If something worked last year, or the year before, or even ten years before that, we are tempted to use it again. One of the unspoken values of many churches is consistency, and consistency is often equated with keeping things the way they’ve always been.<br /><br /> But an irresistible church chooses to constantly learn and adapt. The church recognizes change as the currency of a constantly shifting society, and what worked yesterday to minister to that society may not always work today. An irresistible church does not change because God uses the agent of change for His good. God knows that once people stop learning new things, they stop growing. The human spirit thrives on learning about God, His will, others, and even itself.<br /><br />The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. That is our task as a church as well. In order to continue ministering to a changing society, we must continually adapt and change. Likewise, in order to be the people God wants us to be, we must continue to learn, unlearn, and relearn."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"In 1961, near the end of his life, baseball legend Ty Cobb confessed, if I had the chance to live my life over, I do things a little different.... I'd have more friends. He had plenty of acquaintances, hangers on, and Washington friends (defined as someone who stabs you in the front). But Ty Cobb died without a Jonathan."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">But most of all, a Jonathan sacrifices himself for you, even knowing, as the original Jonathan knew, that the more your song rises, the more his or her own song fades into the background. A Jonathan is willing to lead a life of decreasing significance, or as John the Baptist put it so eloquently about his younger cousin Jesus, "He must become greater, I must become less." The greatest act of true friendship in history? Jesus death: "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends."</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84207797280914886.post-60255400658812314882016-09-05T05:00:00.000-04:002016-09-05T05:00:25.289-04:00A HUNDRED REASONS TO LIVE <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trying to discern the severity of his depression, I gently asked if he ever thought about taking his own life. I wasn’t surprised when he said that he thought about it all the time. For the next twenty minutes or so, Danny told me all the reasons that he had nothing to live for. Toxic self-talk flowed like sewage through a busted dam. “I’m not good at anything. No one loves me. I’ll never get married. I’m a total failure.” On and on he lamented.<br /><br />As a young pastor, I wasn’t sure what to do, so I prayed quickly in my mind asking God for wisdom and direction. I believe God prompted me to do something that I’ve never done before or since. I grabbed a notepad and told Danny, “You’re going to give me a hundred reasons you have to live.”<br /><br /> He stared blankly at me as I wrote numbers, quickly making a hundred slots ready for Danny’s one hundred reasons to live. So I asked him, “What’s the first reason?” Danny reiterated his hopeless stance to me, “I told you, I don’t have any reasons to live.” Not backing down, I pressed him. “Tell me something that you are good at. Anything. Just tell me one thing.” Danny conceded and said emotionlessly, “Okay. I’m a pretty good writer.” And he was. Danny wrote newsletters for his college and unquestionably had writing talent.<br /><br />“There you go,” I said as confidently as I could, “Number one: you are a good writer.” “Give me number two,” I continued. Danny hesitated again. “I told you,” he started as I interrupted him. “Number two?” I asked, not taking no for an answer. “I’m funny,” Danny said without cracking a smile. “People tell me I’m funny.” And he was a funny guy, with a seriously dry and witty sense of humor. So I wrote down and said aloud for effect, “Number two. You are a funny guy.<br /><br />Number three?” I asked, not letting up. “I look a lot like Robert Redford,” Danny said, looking as serious as he could be. Now, I don’t want to undermine everything I’ve written in this chapter by saying something negative, but Robert Redford he was not! So I simply wrote down, while reading it slowly, “You … are … very … funny.” He finally showed a hint of a smile. A small breakthrough.<br /><br />“Number four,” I said, trying to keep the ball rolling. Before long, Danny started getting into the exercise. Evidently he did have many reasons to live that he was oblivious to moments earlier. Within a few minutes, I was filling in blanks as fast as I could write. Once Danny worked past his negative self-talk, he actually did see lots of positive traits about himself. He had a sister who looked up to him. He had a small group of people he prayed for daily. He served Thanksgiving dinner each year to the homeless. He sponsored a Compassion International child in Chile. <br /><br />One by one, we plowed through 100 specific and different reasons why Danny should live. At the end of our time together, Danny seemed genuinely touched. I recommended a trained counselor that he agreed to see. Then I prayed for Danny and gave him his list of reasons to live. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Several months later, Danny moved to another town and I lost track of him. You can only imagine how shocked I was a dozen years or so later to see him walk up to me after church to introduce his wife and son. He tried to thank me for our time together but couldn’t get his words out because of his tears. I’ll never forget the moment when Danny reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet, and presented to me a tattered sheet of paper with a hundred reasons why he should live. He’d carried it with him all these years as a reminder.<br /><br />He handed me the sheet and said, “I don’t need this anymore. God has written hundreds of more reasons on my heart.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>“Finally, the truth...about Jesus and Muhammad. This provocative book presents a factual analysis of the two most influential men of all time - Jesus, the founder of Christianity, with 2 billion adherents, and Muhammad, the founder of Islam, with 1.3 billion followers.”</i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The author, Dr. Mark A. Gabriel, allows you to walk side by side with Jesus and Muhammad from their births to their deaths. You will discover that both were prophesied over as children, endorsed by their cousins, rejected by their hometowns, and assisted by twelve disciples. Pastor Bud will compare their teachings, and will discuss:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These sessions will be interactive and informative. <br /><img src="file://localhost/Users/larryritchey/Library/Group%20Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/msoclip1/01/clip_image004.png" /><br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKuD-giw6VMS1V8Sx6SOmAPUI6BT9TOj4AIDzMh5j57revEC3W5iBf0Vgaw1OVFh7SovCwNR2EgcC2yOO-lB1AaQG2wsR3CQbffQdXDvpWRfWO9J0gUBZmf9i_9KqzQYP5Sxm6x2BWoA/s320/special+guest+.jpg" /><br /><br />Joseph Musso is Pastor of the local Arabic Church and will be our special guest in most sessions. He will provide insight into the unique nature of ministry to the Arab speaking world. Click <a href="http://www.arabicchristianchurch.org/Harrisburg.htm" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a link to his website. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />No need to sign up for this study starting on Wednesday Nights, September 14, 2016. Just come to the Multi-Purpose Room at 6:30pm. <br /><br />You won’t be disappointed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>SLICK</b> - My uncle Slick (Ezra was his real name) and Aunt Jean (that’s her real name) lived there . . . on Rt. 58 on the road to Damascus. (Uncle Slick passed away last year). Together they were warm and gracious people . . . together they were Jesus with skin on - to me and Sally. Aunt Jean loves to cook and laugh and Uncle Slick loved to eat and tell stories - so they got along real well. When I think of Abingdon, I think of my mother’s kid brother and his wife . . . and I smile.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>WOLVES</b> - And when I think of Abingdon, I think of Daniel Boone. “In late 1761, Boone and Gist were camping at a site where Black’s Fort would be built. During the night they were attacked by a pack of ravenous wolves and with great difficulty beat off the animals with rifles and axes. They named the place Wolf Hills, but late settlers changed the name to Abingdon.” (p. 68. Boone: A Biography. Robert Morgan 2007).</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>AMNESIA </b>- Ever hear of John Steinbeck? Of course you have. The grapes of wrath and mice and men John Steinbeck. Anyway, he wrote a cute little book he called Travels with Charlie. It is a travel log of an across the U.S. trip he took with his dog Charlie. I read it in the summer of 1976. And I remember little else about the book save this. He wrote: I can remember nothing of the trip after Abingdon, Virginia. Literary amnesia. When I think of Abingdon, I think of . . . ah . . . . I forgot what I was going to write here.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>ROWDY REUNION</b> - If you check out <a href="http://www.familyorigins.com/">www.familyorigins.com</a> you will discover that my family is descendants of Hans Otto Riedi who arrived in Philadelphia August 27, 1739 from Rotterdam. They settled in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Many of his descendants changed the spelling of their last name to Reedy and moved south to Virginia. Thems my people. And the largest Reedy reunion in the world is held every year in Abingdon, Virginia. Once a year, Abingdon is crawling with Reedy’s partying like its 1999. I’ve never been to one. The Abingdon Reedy’s are too wild for me. I hang with the Reedy’s who gather up in White Top Mountain, Virginia. So there you go.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Exactly two weeks from today, our new line up for Wednesday night ministries will begin. As a reminder, we've listed the activities below. For the next two weeks, our Friday Feature Stories will provide additional details about some of the classes and activities. This Friday, look for more on the book study 'Jesus and Mohammed'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drop in between 5:30 - 6:15 in the Multi-purpose Room for a simple and inexpensive ($2 for ages 3 and up) meal before Classes and Children's Sports ministry begins. This is a great place to connect and fellowship with friends mid-week in a casual setting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interested in a discussion about the two most influential people who have ever lived? Pastor Bud will lead a study on the book "Jesus and Mohammed"; comparing their lives and teachings. This group will meet in the Multipurpose Room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Help to quit smoking. Come expecting conversation, prayer, info on the latest tools out there and most importantly accountability. This group is led by Patsy Moses and will meet Wednesdays beginning September 16, 2016 in the Sprenkle House 2nd floor small conference room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"A major league baseball player. A Tennessee pastor. A reality TV star. A single mom. A multi-platinum rocker. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What do these people have in common? </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They've all hit bottom. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And none of them stayed there."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Famous or unfamiliar, these are the stories of real people who reached the end of their strength, the end of their control, and found the most surprising truths." </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"It taught them not to rely on self or substance but to lean on the only completely reliable source of love, hope and freedom: the God who created them. Shocking in their honesty, inspiring in their courage, these testimonies are critical reminders that no one is too far from God to find him."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I saw this book at a local Thrift Store, I was intrigued by the bar code scans at the end of each chapter. (see sample page below). A "QR" application is free on most smart phones. </span><br />
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<img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmigTnHT8EZNj5wgWfxbMQJr1oMpbFLnWuFSHVulQq272055hvs1X11yMYMRUAJAXzGXwxnebMIeIMRuqiranUDwulz4Fdwswq12UXgUBrq8eiK-MxPjvlTvSFK0cRNwH6ev2vUD4tzhM/s320/2015-09-29_1728.png" width="302" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you point and click your phone at the bar code on the page, it immediately brings up a story and a video about the person. It's hard to describe, so here is an example of The Story that instantly appears when you click the bar code next to Michael W. Smith. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Story</b> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He’s almost an icon in Christian music. The successful, gold-record, award-winning singer-songwriter who seems to have his life, family and walk in place. It probably all came easy for him, right? A product of natural talent?</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The road to musical influence for Michael W. Smith has had multiple stops, including some places you would not expect. Such was the case at age 17 when he moved to Nashville to pursue a musical career.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Leaving home with a foundation of God’s blessing, Michael’s first jobs took him to after-hours bars where he flirted with temptation—and more. The flirtation involved drug use, which ultimately led to a near-death experience. He was in the “pit of life, and looking at no escape".</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then he asked for God to do anything to get his attention. With that came Michael’s rescue, leading to the impact his songs have brought to millions and an identity that is secure in Christ.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Film</b></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The scan also reveals a video. Check out what instantly appeared when I clicked Michael W. Smith's QR by clicking <b><a href="http://www.iamsecond.com/seconds/michael-w-smith/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Interesting book and if the bar scan idea catches on, we may be seeing similar technology in future books. Might be a Gutenberg/Technology compromise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To view a simple description of QR code on <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 20.608px;">Wikipedia</span> click <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84207797280914886.post-81536623803774957252016-08-29T13:02:00.000-04:002016-08-29T13:12:28.352-04:00CHAPTERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Books . . .</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">most anyway . . . are
organized according to Chapters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chapters help us make sense of the whole story, don’t they?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They help us understand that all stories have
beginnings, middles and endings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I
read, I usually read a book “a chapter at a time.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today concludes a chapter in the story of the Stillmeadow Church of the
Nazarene, York, PA.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s just call this
chapter:</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“The Lynch Years.”</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today, Wayne and Carol head south to Virginia
and Caleb heads north to Massachusetts.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A chapter . . . a really good chapter I might add . . . of the
Stillmeadow story comes to a close.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It
took 26 years to write.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was
Master-full, I might say!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This chapter began as a conversation with a church board in 1990.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I would be honored to become your
pastor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But one more thing, could you
hire Wayne Lynch to be our youth pastor?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We make a pretty good team!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And they did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we were.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And for 26 years Wayne and Carol (and eventually Caleb) loved and served
and loved us some more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they will
continue that legacy among the good people of Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure of that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Just not here, not in York, not anymore, unless God of course boomerangs
them back, which happens from time to time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But it’s not likely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Virginia’s “tracker
beam” is strong in the Virginian’s heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So church, there is another Stillmeadow chapter just waiting to be
written.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will undoubtedly be
different from previous chapters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
better?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Worse?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Similar?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That remains to be seen, I suppose. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But I’m kinda leaning toward this:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the best Stillmeadow Chapters have yet to be written.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I enjoy biographies and try to sprinkle my reading list with a few bios each year. I found this one at the Emporium here in York, PA - for $1.00!</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This book was published by Random House in 1998. Reeve’s opens the story with a quote from Helen Keller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>“The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were not limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.”</i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The story is about a man who had it all . . . fame, fortune, and family. But one fall from a horse (he was an avid rider) and all that changed. The book is about lessons learned while in a wheelchair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Life is fragile.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> 2. The importance of paying attention to people.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> 3. The responsibility to stay positive.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> 4. Using pain to help people.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. Don’t ever take anything for granted.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before he died, Christopher Reeve started a foundation (CFR) to raise funds and awareness for medical research leading to the effective treatment of and, ultimately, a cure for spinal cord injury paralysis. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Chris Reeve's birthday would have been this week.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> (</span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.6px;">Sept. 1952 - Oct. 2004)</span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.6px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As far as biographies go, I would rate this as interesting, inspirational and informative. Out of 5 stars, a solid 4.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To view the Christopher Reeve's website click <b><a href="http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.ddJFKRNoFiG/b.4431483/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84207797280914886.post-20937909387018577812016-08-28T09:30:00.000-04:002016-08-30T14:52:21.820-04:00LEGACY <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saying good-bye to Pastor Wayne and Carol Lynch today. Celebrating many years of ministry together. Praying for Gods very best for them in the next chapter. They will be missed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Everyone knows the best place to foster relationships with the poor is on the church’s annual week-long mission trip or doing “volunteer” work in the community. Where we don’t always encounter the poor is at work. Except that we do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you develop friendships with those who are poor, find creative ways for them to share your platform. Rather than telling a story about them, find a unique way for them to tell their own story. You can also donate your time to providing creative assets for organizations or groups that could benefit from this expression.<br /><br /><b>Working in IT?</b>You’ve got mad computer skills, so don’t be afraid to use them. Consider contacting a congregation or nonprofit with whom you have some connection—your housekeeper’s church? local teen outreach?—and offering to share your skills. If they don't have a site online, they need your help! Offer to mentor a teen or adult who can continue to update the site.<br /><br /><b>Working in social services?</b>If you work in social services, you’ve hit the jackpot. No doubt a world in need files past your door, rides in your car and calls your phone every day. Counselor Michelle K. tells clients: “You are God’s beloved. You are made in the image of God and God wants good things for you.” The announcement has brought clients to tears. Find creative ways to communicate this truth.<br /><br /><b>Working a desk job?</b>Though a desk, an office door or a cubicle might naturally separate you from groups who are demographically different than you, keep your eyes peeled. Who vacuums the office you use? Who cleans the bathrooms? Who fills the vending machines? Seize opportunities to know these forgotten coworkers, as well as ways your business could benefit those beyond your office doors.<br /><br /><b>Working as a student?</b>There are a lot of people who work to make your experience possible, and many you might overlook are worth knowing. Who’s cooking in the cafeteria? Who’s cleaning the classrooms? Use the flexibility your schedule allows to know and learn the stories of these important and often unrecognized people.<br /><br /><b>Working as a pastor?</b>Though many of our churches are fairly ethnically and socioeconomically homogeneous, partner with a sister congregation across demographic lines of income, race or—truly revolutionary—even denomination. Invite their men to join your congregation’s men’s group, or ask if your women can participate in their annual women’s retreat. The goal? Authentic friendship and, eventually, shared mission.<br /><br /><b>Working as a youth pastor?</b>Too often, parents and the church keep young people from encountering a world in need in the name of “protecting” them. Challenge young people to identify and discover one new friend at school whose economic circumstances are less privileged than their own. Better yet, make them curious by modeling it with a friend of your own.<br /><br /><b>Working at home?</b>Whether you build websites or build earrings to sell on Etsy, you’ve got a tricky challenge. Basically, you’re going to have to leave your home or invite the outside world in. Is there an elderly person in your neighborhood who’s home during the day? Could you make yourself available to pick up the kid of the single mother from daycare when she’s in a bind? Ask God to show you these opportunities. (Looking for other ways to make an impact in your neighborhood? Here are some tips for <a href="http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/mission/features/27764-a-suburban-faith">making a difference in the suburbs</a>.)<br /><br /><b>Working in education?</b>From curriculum to field work, let your students encounter a world that’s bigger than the one they inhabit by exposing them to news, stories, history and encounters with those who are materially poor. Think on ways to challenge your students to know and engage with those who are under-resourced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our Friday Feature Story today highlights activities that will be starting in September on Wednesday nights. From the youngest to the oldest, Stillmeadow will be the place to be for spiritual, social and physical refreshment.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #b45f06; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> FOOD WITH FRIENDS @ 5:30 - 6:15PM </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drop in between 5:30 - 6:15 in the Multi-purpose Room for a simple and inexpensive ($2 for ages 3 and up) meal before Classes and Children's Sports ministry begins. This is a great place to connect and fellowship with friends mid-week in a casual setting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nursery age is welcome on each Wednesday night. Julie Harrison will provide nursery coverage throughout the evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-themecolor: text1;">For those involved in worship and those interested in becoming involved, Pastor John will lead this group in the Main Worship Center.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a group of mommy's who are refreshed, encouraged and uplifted through devotional time while their children (infants thru 4th grade) participate in a children's ministry program. Facilitated by Nathalie Krebs, the group meets every Wednesday night in room #144.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interested in a discussion about the two most influential people who have ever lived? Pastor Bud will lead a study on the book "Jesus and Mohammed"; comparing their lives and teachings. This group will meet in the Multipurpose Room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.24px; line-height: 17.94px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For those interested in learning about the parallels between physical endurance and spiritual discipline, check out this group, which will meet initially in the Stillnaz Cafe. After prayer and devotion led by Amber Conley, the group will move to the walking path behind the church for a group walk/run. Feel free to bring your own training program. Register online <a href="http://www.runforgod.com/class/stillmeadow-run-for-god-fall-2016">HERE</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.24px; line-height: 17.94px; white-space: pre-wrap;">or by email at conley0923@comcast.net</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">INTERCESSORY PRAYER @ 7:00</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jeff and Julie Callender will be in Grace Chapel, where you can join them in a season of prayer. You are welcome to stop by anytime during the entire evening to join them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most of us have trouble finding time to pray. Then a crisis hits! Time for prayer seems impossible to find. Come join us as we learn how to slow down and commune with God, so we can Live Ready for whatever comes next. This group is facilitated by Don and Elaine Leiphart, and will meet Wednesdays in the Sprenkle House 2nd floor large conference room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; mso-themecolor: text1;">A basketball clinic for 2nd through 5th grade will take place in the gym with experienced coaches led by John and Tabitha Martin and Mike Cox. Rachel Zeigler and Brad Zerfing will also be helping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Help to quit smoking. Come expecting conversation, prayer, info on the latest tools out there and most importantly accountability. This group is led by Patsy Moses and will meet Wednesdays beginning September 16, 2016 in the Sprenkle House 2nd floor small conference room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; mso-themecolor: text1;">There will also be activities at the York City Campus including CELEBRATION RECOVERY, a BIBLE STUDY by Pastor Kent and the regular CITY YOUTH GATHERING with Pastor Jade Frederick. Check out the website <a href="http://www.yorkcitycampus.com/">HERE</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You won’t want to miss the spiritual, social and physical refreshment that these Wednesday evenings will provide. You are welcome to get started by signing up for Food and Friends <a href="http://www.stillnaz.com/wednesday/?rq=WEDNESDAY%20NIGHTS">HERE</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84207797280914886.post-50494110210411222852016-08-25T05:00:00.000-04:002016-08-25T05:00:14.584-04:00ONE ANOTHER <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">I believe
the church exists, in large measure, to help people live in a state of
readiness for whatever life throws at them.
</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">And life can and does throw some pretty serious stuff at us.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Of course, I don’t have to tell you
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The church,
at its best, is a place where you can make strong, relational connections. The Apostle Paul declared the church is to be
where we can pray for one another and comfort one another, encourage one
another, instruct one another from the Scriptures even correct one another in
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These
“one-another’s” are why we need church if we are going to Live Ready.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">David Platt, when he became pastor of the Church at Brook Hill, Birmingham, Alabama, was considered the youngest mega-church pastor in the USA. That, in part, is what makes this book so intriguing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Platt loves the Asian mission field. And he has been changed forever by his up close and intimate relationship with the underground church there: their love of the Word, their courage, the sacrifices made by these people because they are Christ-followers, their generosity, their detachment from money and things. Theirs is a “radical” faith. And yet, Platt concludes, this is normal Christianity the way Jesus intended it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Love for the Word is sadly lacking here in the USA, according to Platt. So is lack of community, lack of compassion and evangelistic zeal . . . all influenced by the “American dream” which Platt defines in this way: “The dangerous assumption we unknowingly accept in the American dream is that our greatest asset is our own ability. The American dream prizes what people can accomplish when they believe in themselves and trust in themselves . . .” p.46.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This book was difficult for me to read. Platt challenges me at several levels: compassion, sacrificial giving, evangelism, Bible-love, etc. The only exception I have is his chapter on Romans 1 and 2. He seems to have little interest in exploring the possibility of previent grace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Overall, a challenging book. I’m thinking about using it for a Bible study soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Out of 5 stars, a solid 4-1/2. No, make that 4-3/4.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">David Joseph Platt is an American pastor. He is currently the president of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board, and he is also the author of this New York Times Best Seller Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream. Platt released a follow-up book, Radical Together: Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God. And he released Follow Me: A Call to Die. a Call to Live, which included an introduction by Francis Chan. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Platt recently founded a resource ministry, Radical.net, dedicated to serving the church and making disciples of all nations. Click </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.radical.net/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Published in 2010, this book is called One Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow. I really like this guy . . . a lot. I thought Chapter Five, The Justice Life was really well done. Here is my attempt to reflect on what McKnight has written.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"If you ask most people why Jesus came, they are likely to give you a John 3:16 answer . . . and they would be right. But the author quotes Flanney O’Conner at this point: “That’s right, but it just ain’t right enough!”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> McKnight writes: “Jesus didn’t just come to die for your sins. According to Jesus Himself, there’s more.” Let’s examine what Jesus said about this.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>1. His First Public Sermon</b> – Luke 4:16-21<br />He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:<br /><br /> “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<br /><br /> Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”<br /><br /><b>2. His Most Famous Sermon</b> – Luke 6:20-26<br />Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man."<br /><br />“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,” because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets. But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.<br /><br /><b>3. His Answer to a Prophet</b> - Luke 7:20-23<br />When the men came to Jesus, they said, “ John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect some else?’”<br /><br />At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me.”<br /><br />These passages make it clear . . . Jesus did indeed come to die for our sins. But he also came to bring into existence a community of people who would continue His work of justice, mercy, and love upon the earth . . . a kingdom society shaped by justice, mercy and peace.<br /><br /> Thanks Scot. Very helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To view Scot McKnight's blog click <b><a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first read John Wesley’s sermon: The Catholic Spirit as a part of Dr. Kenneth Grider’s Doctrine of Holiness Class at Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1978. To be perfectly honest, the sermon didn’t make much of an impression on me. Maybe that’s because I viewed its reading as just another assignment among a ton of such reading I was required to do in those days.<br /><br />But recent events have caused me to re-visit this classic sermon and it’s growing on me, big time. I think I’m prepared to say that the Catholic Spirit is, and surely ought to be, one of the distinguishing characteristics of the Wesleyan-Holiness way of following Jesus.<br /><br />Mildred Bangs Wynkoop, another seminary professor of mine “back in the days” wrote of Wesley: <br /><br />“(Wesley’s) Catholic spirit (reflects) his tolerance with others who belonged to other communions and who had other emphasis. This was not a theological compromise on his part but a rare ability to segregate the essential from nonessential elements in the Christian faith.” (Theology of Love p.54)<br /><br />The Catholic Spirit is indeed rare in part, because tolerance is a tricky thing! Too much tolerance can lead, if one is not careful, to theological compromise . . . and heresy. When the essential elements of Christian faith (the inerrancy of Scripture, the incarnation, the atonement, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, the ascension, Pentecost, eternity, historical, creedal Christian faith). <br /><br /> When these essential elements are up for serious negotiation, the discerning, Catholic Spirit as Wesley understood it, stands in rigorous opposition. How can I for instance, extend the “right hand of hearty Christian fellowship” to someone who does not believe in the literal, historic, bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ? (See Romans 10:9) I can join these folks in addressing what’s broken in the world. But I cannot abide.<br /><br />On the other hand, I have observed a very public absence of tolerance in these days among a small but vocal group of “concerned” people. I’m sure they mean well. I’m sure they think they are protecting the church from something essential. Fact is they seem incapable of distinguishing the essential elements of the Christian faith from the non-essential (Origins, The Second Coming, prayer practices, etc.) For these folks it’s all essential. I find little tolerance or any of the Catholic Spirit, for anyone who does not share their particular view of these non-essential things. This may be the way of others but this is not the Wesleyan-Holiness way of following Jesus.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If I may, I would like to give Mr. Wesley the last word on this rare but important practice:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">“Every man necessarily believes that every particular opinion which he holds is true; (for to believe any opinion is not true, is the same thing as not to hold it;) yet can no man be assured that all his opinions, taken together, are true. Nay, every thinking man is assured they are not . . . .”To be ignorant of many things, and to mistake in some, is the necessary condition of humanity.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every wise man, therefore, will allow others the same liberty of thinking which he desires they should allow him; and will no more insist on their embracing his. He bears with those who differ from him, and only asks him whom he desires to unite in love that single question, “It thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?” . . .<br /> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If it be, give me thy hand.” I do not mean, “Be of my opinion.” You need not: I do not expect or desire it. Neither do I mean, “I will be of your opinion.” I cannot: It does not depend on my choice; I can no more think, than I can see or hear, as I will. Keep you your opinion, I mine; and that as steadily as ever. You need not even endeavor to come over to me, or bring me over to you.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I do mean, “ Embrace my modes of worship;” or, “I will embrace yours.” This also is a thing which does not depend either on your choice or mine. We must both act as each is fully persuaded in his own mind. Hold you fast that which you believe is most acceptable government to be Scriptural and Apostolic. I have no desire to dispute with you one moment upon any of the preceding heads. Let all these smaller points stand aside. Let them never come into light. If thine heart is as my heart, if thou lovest God and all mankind. I ask no more: “Give me thine hand.” (Works, v.494-99).</span></blockquote>
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