Today Marks The Day Our Freedoms Began To Crumble

'Murica - Never forget the terror we unleashed, in fear, upon ourselves.

Critical thinking from a modern day Sherlock Holmes...
Follow the logic and realize that there are some things that are way beyond our own comprehension.

I know of one pastor that had landed in prosperous Orange county California and contacted his previous ministry partner of his youth and told him something to the essence of, "Hey come on down, there are some big fish here."

Today that same pastor is very well off and so are the members of his extended family. Ministry can be the means of prosperity for a lot of people.

Here is one guy that has done very well. His "ministry" that he built has been very good to him.

Lots of folks want a prosperity gospel…

Quote from someone in their late 20's...
" I read once that people remember you by the way you make them feel. The older I get the more gracious I want to be towards others. I’m starting to see how valuable people are.  As time goes on I feel like its more important to love, inspire and build people up with my words than talk down to them. Because talking down to people is an ugly thing and it makes us look ugly too."

 Another quote from someone else...
"... we tend to like the idea of a gracious, nonjudgmental God. After all, a deity who loves and affirms us unconditionally, mess and all, seems kind and gentle, almost impossible to imagine as a tool of oppression or power. Yet criminals also use this doctrine to justify themselves. If God doesn't judge, then how dare we? If God would never punish, then how can we punish oppressors? In the same vein, I've seen people excuse glaring character defects like pride, narcissism, harshness, and insensitivity on this premise: "It's just my personality; God made me the way I am." Well, your "personality" stinks because you're a jerk."

All men trace back to one man...

Caught in this crossfire without knowing it is the congregation of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. 
Interesting comments.

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