A few weeks ago, on our way back to Canada, I was driving through the rolling plains and hills of Michigan and Wisconsin and through long stretches, gigantic expanses of field and fen - water alternately clear and blue and green - ancient trees bending over me toward the sky - restless waters again - the horizon expanding as I stepped on the pedal - and seemingly endless miles once more.
A beautiful essay, Francis, thank you. It's hard not to despair these days but, as GK Chesterton wrote: "Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a god who knew the way out of the grave." In fact, it does seem to me that we are seeing the beginnings of a religious revival in our culture, with people like Jordan Peterson drawing attention to the importance of the biblical stories, and even confirmed atheists like Ayaan Hirsi-Ali and Russell Brand recently converting to Christianity. Even the arch-atheist himself, Richard Dawkins, has declared himself to be a "cultural Christian" -- whatever that means!
I've been writing about these issues--and the importance of preserving our Christian traditions--over on our Substack:
Dear Dr. Christian, Beautiful essay and thoughts....Love indeed continues to be a comfort even in the most uncertain and frightening of times and love for each other recalls the Father's love for us all. ~ Ginger
Thank you so much, Ginger! All God's Grace and Mercy. Thank you and Peter for your life-long work for freedom, for humanity, for patients everywhere. Thank you for being the "conscience of psychiatry." https://substack.com/@gingerbreggin God bless you - Francis
I look at this time as one of refinement by fire, of separating the tares from the wheat, of culling the fakes from the true believers in Christ. I’ve seen it happening in my own small circle of friends and family, and it’s obviously happening on a wider basis. The Church is being purified and healed as it should be. It has been suffering for too long from a cancer of worldliness.
Blaming all the 'isms' is useless - it's like blaming termites for being termites and they won't listen to you anyways.
Here's the real question: How long will the millions of American and most of Western churchianity keep pretending to worship Jesus while actually serving DaSynagogue of Satan?
UPDATE - my whole point is that we wouldn't be in this place if the church itself had not been converged in the first place - our forefathers for hundreds of years conquered paganism - we forfeited the Kingdom of God at DaEnlightenment!
A beautiful essay, Francis, thank you. It's hard not to despair these days but, as GK Chesterton wrote: "Christianity has died many times and risen again; for it had a god who knew the way out of the grave." In fact, it does seem to me that we are seeing the beginnings of a religious revival in our culture, with people like Jordan Peterson drawing attention to the importance of the biblical stories, and even confirmed atheists like Ayaan Hirsi-Ali and Russell Brand recently converting to Christianity. Even the arch-atheist himself, Richard Dawkins, has declared himself to be a "cultural Christian" -- whatever that means!
I've been writing about these issues--and the importance of preserving our Christian traditions--over on our Substack:
https://pairodocs.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-the-christians
https://pairodocs.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-the-christians-part
Thank you Julie and Chris - all God's Grace and Mercy. Your Substack articles are always eloquent, topical, timely and wonderful. God bless you.
Dear Dr. Christian, Beautiful essay and thoughts....Love indeed continues to be a comfort even in the most uncertain and frightening of times and love for each other recalls the Father's love for us all. ~ Ginger
Thank you so much, Ginger! All God's Grace and Mercy. Thank you and Peter for your life-long work for freedom, for humanity, for patients everywhere. Thank you for being the "conscience of psychiatry." https://substack.com/@gingerbreggin God bless you - Francis
I look at this time as one of refinement by fire, of separating the tares from the wheat, of culling the fakes from the true believers in Christ. I’ve seen it happening in my own small circle of friends and family, and it’s obviously happening on a wider basis. The Church is being purified and healed as it should be. It has been suffering for too long from a cancer of worldliness.
Just posted this today -
While blaming 'isms' for our failures - we swallow WHOLE our LYING MASTER'S blatherdung - hook, line and sinker!
Communism, marxism, nazism, capitalism, socialism, leftism, conservatism, liberalism, etcetcetc......yadada yadada…..
Blaming all the 'isms' is useless - it's like blaming termites for being termites and they won't listen to you anyways.
Here's the real question: How long will the millions of American and most of Western churchianity keep pretending to worship Jesus while actually serving DaSynagogue of Satan?
https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2024/09/while-blaming-isms-for-our-failures-we.html?m=0
It's time for us Christians to examine OURSELVES!
UPDATE - my whole point is that we wouldn't be in this place if the church itself had not been converged in the first place - our forefathers for hundreds of years conquered paganism - we forfeited the Kingdom of God at DaEnlightenment!
It’s seems the more humans have the more they want and they forget who is of upmost importance in their lives