countering culture with the TRUTH of GOD's word
According to Pew Research, about 15-20% of Christians in America are under the age of 30 leaving the mass majority of individuals identifying as Christian in America over the age of 30, with about 45-50% being over the age of 50.
I cannot hold others accountable for the wounds they did not inflict on me.
I've got to admit that I do miss the predominantly black church. The big choir, the animated sing/preaching, the dancing during praise, the soulful southern gospel style of music -- almost everything. Yes, it is easier to go and be with people that also love those things, were brought up speaking the same kinda slang [...]
Matthew 19:13-14 NLT - One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children."
Before The Mandalorian told us that "This is the way" as he protected that undeniably cute baby Yoda (spawning COUNTLESS memes), Jesus had already come before and shook up the world as he claimed and proved to be "the Way", the Truth, and the life (John 14:6), and Paul who was once persecuting the followers of "The Way" was now claiming to be a follower of the teachings of "the Way" (Acts 24:14).