"What I am for you terrifies me; what I am with you consoles me. For you I am a bishop; but with you I am a Christian. The former is a duty; the latter a grace.
thank you again, both of you. One of my (many) questions that is becoming more pressing was touched upon, to some degree, in your conversation too: what is a beautiful missionary spirit, a beautiful mission? And I use the word "beautiful" intentionally--fitting, harmonious, and in that way "right." What are dangers and ditches we too easily fall into in the Christian and/or evangelical world of missions and evangelism? What is the careful delineation between "The goal here is not to make everyone a Christian. The goal is for Christ to be all in all." Much to dwell on and in.
"What I am for you terrifies me; what I am with you consoles me. For you I am a bishop; but with you I am a Christian. The former is a duty; the latter a grace.
The former is a danger; the latter, salvation."
—ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, QUOTED BY POPE LEO XIV
speechless - except for this, ‘that’s the drug we are slinging in this corner’
Seriously tho’ - awestruck and grateful for this conversation
thank you again, both of you. One of my (many) questions that is becoming more pressing was touched upon, to some degree, in your conversation too: what is a beautiful missionary spirit, a beautiful mission? And I use the word "beautiful" intentionally--fitting, harmonious, and in that way "right." What are dangers and ditches we too easily fall into in the Christian and/or evangelical world of missions and evangelism? What is the careful delineation between "The goal here is not to make everyone a Christian. The goal is for Christ to be all in all." Much to dwell on and in.