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Tag: cultural engagement

Prayer Note #60: A Litany for a Time of Election

November 2, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ 1 Comment

A Litany for a Time of Election Forgive us for forgetting that the Lion of Judah is a lamb bearing the marks of slaughter.Give us gentle and humble hearts like yours. Forgive us for seeing other people’s sins while being blind to our own.Give us gentle and humble hearts like yours. Forgive us for defaming … Continue reading Prayer Note #60: A Litany for a Time of Election

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Quote of Note #112: The Power of Servanthood, the Strength of Love

November 1, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

photo by GAC "The establishment of God's kingdom means the dethroning of the world's kingdoms, not in order to replace them with another one of basically the same sort (one that makes its way through superior force of arms), but in order to replace it with one whose power is the power of the servant … Continue reading Quote of Note #112: The Power of Servanthood, the Strength of Love

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Quote of Note #111: A Prophetic Church

October 31, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

photo by GAC "When the church is the blind, uncritical endorser or 'spiritual' chaplain of whatever a nation decides to do, it has largely renounced its vocation as the body of Christ. It is neither the salt of the earth not a light to the nations. And it has traded its commitment to the witness … Continue reading Quote of Note #111: A Prophetic Church

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Pastor Note #104: Partisan Politics, the American Church, and the Kingdom of God

October 30, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ 1 Comment

Cross Creek Lake, Avella, PA; photo by GAC During my years of pastoring in central New York state, I was part of a pastors' prayer group that met weekly to pray for each other and our community.  All of us in the group were theologically conservative, what is often called “evangelical.”  Sometime in 2011, during … Continue reading Pastor Note #104: Partisan Politics, the American Church, and the Kingdom of God

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Quote of Note #110: A Christian’s Highest Loyalty

October 27, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY; photo by GAC "There comes a time when, as Jesus said, 'He who is not with me is against me.' That time is now. The real hope that the world of tomorrow will be the kind of world we want our children to live in is not to be found among … Continue reading Quote of Note #110: A Christian’s Highest Loyalty

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Pastor Note #102: Evangelical Fears and the Turn Toward Coercive “Christianism”: an Essay Part 3 of 3

September 21, 2020September 24, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ 2 Comments

Evangelical Fears and the Turn Toward “Coercive Christianism”: an Essay  Part 3 of 3 In Part 1 of this essay, I laid out some examples of Evangelical fears, particularly in the form of their desire for a strongman-protector.  I have also presented statistical evidence of significant shifts in the demographics of faith in America.  In … Continue reading Pastor Note #102: Evangelical Fears and the Turn Toward Coercive “Christianism”: an Essay Part 3 of 3

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Pastor Note #101: Evangelical Fears and the Turn Toward “Coercive Christianism”: An Essay  Part 2 of 3

September 19, 2020September 21, 2020 ~ gachorpenning ~ 3 Comments

Evangelical Fears and the Turn Toward “Coercive Christianism”: An Essay Part 2 of 3 The Passing of the Christian Worldview in American Society The statistics I laid out in the first part of this essay have gotten a lot of attention over the years since they were first published, and so I think we can … Continue reading Pastor Note #101: Evangelical Fears and the Turn Toward “Coercive Christianism”: An Essay  Part 2 of 3

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Quote of Note #84: Antagonizing Idols–Respecting People

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

"[Contextualization in preaching] means to resonate with yet defy the culture around you.  It means to antagonize society's idols while showing respect for its people and many of its hopes and aspirations.  It means expressing the gospel in a way that is not only comprehensible but also convincing." Timothy Keller, Preaching: Communicating Faith in an … Continue reading Quote of Note #84: Antagonizing Idols–Respecting People

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Quote of Note #72–Failing to Upset the Powers-That-Be

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 ~ gachorpenning ~ Leave a comment

"If our proclamation does not upset the powers-that-be--if it doesn't 'turn the world upside down' (Acts 17:6) -- is that because our culture is friendly to the gospel?  Or have we made the gospel friendly to the culture?  If we aren't treated like Paul, is that because society has changed--or have we changed?  Could it … Continue reading Quote of Note #72–Failing to Upset the Powers-That-Be

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