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Wet Mountain Valley, Colorado
OOPS!
There are some people that you don't want to make angry.
Fortunately there were two fences between me and this bison. And to be honest, he wasn't all that interested in me anyway. Like the bison in the background, he was more interested in grazing on grass.
A local Christian radio station advertises that their music is "safe for the whole family." That phrase has bothered me, not that the statement is wrong, but it gives a distorted picture of what it means to be a Christian in this world.
Being a Christian isn't safe and it isn't intended to be safe even if we want it to be safe.
"For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom, but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles." 1 Corinthians 1:22 New English Translation
The preaching of the gospel and a life lived under the gospel isn't safe. For centuries people have suffered ridicule and faced physical abuse because they wear Christ's name. Too often our churches try to play it safe in ministry.
Though living the gospel is not meant to be safe, we are protected. I suppose that this bison could have charged me and made it through the fences, but those fences were my protection. God's Word is our protection, no, more than that. It is our double edged sword wielded in a world that isn't safe.
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
Being a Christian isn't safe and it isn't intended to be safe even if we want it to be safe.
"For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom, but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles." 1 Corinthians 1:22 New English Translation
The preaching of the gospel and a life lived under the gospel isn't safe. For centuries people have suffered ridicule and faced physical abuse because they wear Christ's name. Too often our churches try to play it safe in ministry.
Though living the gospel is not meant to be safe, we are protected. I suppose that this bison could have charged me and made it through the fences, but those fences were my protection. God's Word is our protection, no, more than that. It is our double edged sword wielded in a world that isn't safe.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013
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