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…in my opinion.

Something to Consider…

Each generation relies on the preceding generation. Those that succeed us are likewise relying on our decisions and choices made now or the lack thereof.

When one generation neglects to perceive or recognize harmful and destructive trends in our religious, political, or educational organizations, the next generation may face issues that are nearly overwhelming to deal with. Even now our generation are seeing such issues. How will we deal with them to preserve a future for the next generation?

Since we have this duty, let each of us consider this matter seriously.

January 27, 2021 Posted by | Culture | | Leave a comment

Compassion

This morning in Nashville, TN; I had an opportunity to attend a Creative Mornings monthly meeting. The speaker was Nick Laparra, who shared his conviction on leaving a legacy through compassion for those less fortunate. He challenged the attenders to consider if each of us have too much going on and lives too full of good things that we overlook those around us that need a little help, assistance, and compassion.

It is our own default mechanism to focus on ourselves and our own needs. We keep busy achieving goals, paying the debt for things; some necessary and some just personal; while those around us that have so little or struggle everyday. We become blind to their existence and don’t slow down long enough to consider if we need to help our communities where we can and as we can.

Follow Creative Mornings at @creativemorning and Nick Laparra at @nicklaparra.

 

September 16, 2017 Posted by | Culture, Life | Leave a comment

Regrets The Shack

Artist ‘Deeply Regrets’ Designing ‘Shack’ Cover, Says A Loving God Must “Judge”

Apr 10, 2017 by Will Maule

The graphic artist who played a central role in designing the cover for the controversial novel ‘The Shack’ has said he deeply regrets working on the project, now disagreeing with the book’s contentious theology.

“[O]ver 10 years ago, I was captivated by the story and felt honored to be part of the graphic creation of the book. I was so drawn into it, wanting to know the God it portrayed,” Dave Aldrich of Aldrich Design posted on Facebook. “The Shack’s story wonderfully painted this picture to me of an incredibly knowable and loving God, one full of forgiveness, but without being judgmental.”

Aldrich began to read Rob Bell, Brian McLaren and others, and quickly realized he was on a path to holding universalist beliefs. “I thank the Lord that He pulled me back from that edge,” Aldrich wrote. He realized that if God is full of love, he must also be a righteous judge.

“The fact is that there are two inseparable sides to God. He is both love and judge,” he said. “The movie release of ‘The Shack’ has brought all this back to my mind and I felt the need to apologize to all who I may have led astray by my promoting the book,” he wrote. “I look back and see how little discernment I had. And I regret and apologize also for waiting this long to publicly share this.”

“Many will still say that the book was intended as just a work of fiction, but the author himself, William Paul Young, is quoted as saying, ‘The Shack is theology. But it is a theology wrapped in a story,’” Aldrich noted.

This article appeared on the website Hello Christian at https://hellochristian.com/7153-artist-deeply-regrets-designing-shack-cover-says-a-loving-god-must-judge

April 12, 2017 Posted by | Culture, Religion | | Leave a comment

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