Ministering reconciliation...

I did it. I watched the debates last night. Now I am not a guy who normally likes to watch fights, debates, arguments, etc. In fact, as the expression says, "they set my teeth on edge." I did it for 2 reasons, one was because my 8-year-old son has taken a passive interest in this election cycle, and the other reason is to see how the two candidates would talk about the issues. What I want to highlight today though, is not the debates themselves, but the responses I have seen from Christians.  ------------------------------ As this site suggests, I am all about reconciliation. I am of the belief that people will ALWAYS have a chance to come to Jesus and repent. It doesn't matter how many steps you walk away, Jesus is always one step back. So where do we as believers get the right to judge the contents of another person's heart? Where do we get the right to choose what is and isn't just in the eyes of God? Where do we as believers get the right to tell other believe...

 In 1 Kings 19, there’s a story about how Elijah starts running, in fear, from Jezebel. He starts running as hard as he can for 40 days and 40 nights. Then he stops in a cave to seek rest. Angels attend to him, then he moves on. He gets to the mountain of God. For an Old Testament Prophet, the mountain of God is as close to God as you could get outside of the Most Holy Place.  ——————————— Imagine if you will, getting there and having an angel say “pay attention to what’s happening.” Then an earthquake happens. Then a Fire that burns up the mountain. Then a strong wind. God didn’t speak through any of that. He didn’t speak in any of that.   ——————————— Let’s bring this closer to home. In early 2020, we all saw the events unfold. Chaos, fear, panic, SHAKING EVERYTHING. While it wasn’t a physical earthquake, it was chaos. The natural order of things shook. God wasn’t in that. I watched with disbelief, and in fact anger, as 1 by 1 the leaders in our country began doing s...