Tag: church
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Why Does it Hurt so Much?
I’m standing in church this morning during worship. Surrounded by hundreds of people worshipping God fearlessly and beautifully. And what is the thought that comes rushing into my head, right past the bethel music lyrics on my tongue? What if someone came into the church right now and started shooting? What if that story became…
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Dear Church, I have some questions for you.
Dear Church, I have some questions for you. A whole pile of you are really miserable. Christian couples I admired throughout my childhood are divorcing right and left. After years of watching you have what I thought was a happy marriage, now I’m finding out you were pretending the whole time. You tell me marriage…
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It’s Possible to Walk Away from God While Listening to Bethel
It is entirely possibly to walk away from God while singing worship songs and leading ministries and discipling other people. Just ask me. It’s possible to be in the midst of the presence of God while simultaneously wishing very terrible things on the the person next to you. It’s possible to have Bethel playing in…
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Is Revival Really What We Need?
I have always been very uncomfortable with the word revival. It evokes feelings of discomfort and forced salvation prayers and long church services to me. So many Christians contend for revival, and I just….don’t…. I know this might sound ludicrous. As a follower of Christ, we want the masses to come to Jesus, and we…
Sarah D. Shearer 