Bono's Pulpit
Here's the text of the remarks Bono made at the recent Washington Prayer Breakfast in DC—it's quite convicting. He does come across as a bit universalistic; but keep his context in mind, and compare his use of Jewish and Muslim scripture to Paul's use of Greek philosophy and poetry in Acts 17.
The impact of the gospel on Bono's life is evident in his message. While I would be more comfortable seeing more talk of the importance of the death and resurrection of Christ to accomplish personal, spiritual change, it is obvious that Bono is depending on the Holy Spirit to accomplish the work he's calling us to: it may well be that what makes me uneasy is his focus on a portion of the gospel—social justice—that we evangelicals traditionally fail to notice.
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Risking your children
I encountered this statement in my reading for class and thought it so valuable I had to share it. It seems so startlingly different than the way most Christian parents approach child-rearing, but so obviously in line with Scripture. I pray Abby and I will have the courage to take this approach when we have children.
"Many of the
opportunities my wife and I have been given to share the truth of the
gospel with people have come in the context of being hospitable to the
friends of our children. This kind of hospitality has to be
extended not just once or twice, but repeatedly over the years.
There are young men and women in their middle twenties who have become
our friends and visit us who have been coming into our home for ten
years or more. Some of these young people are from broken homes,
from homes where there is little love, from situations of drug abuse or
sever sexual sins or even serious crimes. Did we worry
about our children getting to know children from such contexts?
Of course we did. But we prayed and continue to pray.
We talked to our own children carefully about the temptations and
challenges they faced and continue to face, just as we face them.
We sought to love and continue to try to love these young men and
women. We've prayed and continue to pray for open doors to make
the truth known to them. God answers those prayers in His own
time. Your children will themselves be given opportunities to
share what they believe and to discuss the Christian faith with their
friends. These discussions may well lead to your being able to
help with questions that your children find difficult to answer.
Other open doors will arise at weddings and other
occasions. Your sons' and daughters' friends will come to their
weddings, and there some of them will hear the Christian faith clearly
and succinctly, perhaps for the first time in their lives. Be
glad for such friends for your children. Do not be afraid.
God is able to care for his children and to make them a blessing to
other people, even if at times they have to struggle through some deep
waters during the voyage of their faith."
Jerram Barrs, The Heart of Evangelism
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