tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post8034559294544414981..comments2023-06-02T11:11:48.771-04:00Comments on Faith and Family: A Dad's Search for Truth: A Crisis of FaithNoVA Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661990626635939447noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-22941603525028434552009-10-20T10:39:35.210-04:002009-10-20T10:39:35.210-04:00Powerful questions. I remember my pastor three wee...Powerful questions. I remember my pastor three weeks ago preached on how to actively participate in our salvation (good works) and then went on to talk about how he helped two little boys learn to read and the boyfriend of the boys' mother came to his house with a gun, threatening him to back off. Pastor said, "Compassion requires risk." He broke up fights, confronted and helped drug dealers, bails out families who have over spent and get behind on bills, visits congregation members in prison (whether or not guilty of the crimes they are in for), etc. etc. By the end of the sermon, I said to a friend: "One thing is clear to me after this sermon. I'm going straight to hell."<br /><br />I don't hardly know how to be relevant, involved, taking risks for the saving of lives. So I get your questions.<br /><br />The other thing our pastor said about health care and even illegal immigrants and whether or not they should get it: "It's not my job to determine whether or not someone deserves compassion. My only job is to be compassionate." He went on to say that healthcare is even more critical than pensions, yet our nation's priorities have been to provide money for seniors more than medical care for all.<br /><br />I go to a black church (for your readrs who don't know). It's changing my life to be around people who think Christianity is about acting, not thinking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088119765077193302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-51976258040732125372009-10-20T08:50:07.187-04:002009-10-20T08:50:07.187-04:00Great post.
One could debate endlessly about HOW ...Great post.<br /><br />One could debate endlessly about HOW to care for others, when all we are asked to do is DO IT . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26966147.post-28710510922216727782009-10-20T01:47:11.698-04:002009-10-20T01:47:11.698-04:00I think that charity makes God concrete for others...I think that charity makes God concrete for others. I think that it is important to engage more in charitable works than religious ones.. ideally the two should be one but much of our religious activities are involved more in the business of religion than loving our neighbor in charitable acts.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.com