Almost every time I write or speak about the gentleness of Jesus, someone is quick to remind me that Jesus also got angry. Which is true.
But with all that was written about Jesus by people who spent every day and night with him for several years (or, in Luke’s case, interviewed those eyewitnesses), there are so few expressions of anger from Jesus that they can be counted on one hand with fingers left over.
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While the Church Growth Movement created larger churches and opportunities, it also created larger dangers.
“In the first twenty years of the movement, research focused on principles; lately the focus has been on discovering new techniques, programs, or methods.” (Elmer Towns)
A conversation with Eugene Peterson’s biographer on how simple pastoral presence is the healthy alternative to Christian celebrity.
