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Ask Pastor Adrienne column: The post-Easter letdown The McDonough County Voice Dear Pastor, So many Christians attend Easter services but then disappear. How do I fight my bitterness over it? A: If I’m honest, I’d say every pastor across the nation right now is nodding in agreement with you. We’ve just passed the high, holy, Super Bowl of Christian events: Easter Sunday. Next to Christmas, it’s the religious extravaganza when folks who identify as “Christian” suddenly appear in church to make sure they’ve got some tread on their highway to heaven. For many of us, this Easter also fell on the first Sunday of the month when mainline denominations also celebrate the sacrament of Communion (known as the Eucharist, the Lord’s Table, the Lord’s Supper, etc.). A double-whammy of God-centered goodness occurred . and it was truly wonderful for those who participated. ....
Ask Pastor Adrienne: Is God waiting for us to pray? Adrienne Greene I ve heard that God won t do anything unless Christians pray. Is this true? A: Yes and no. Our God is in constant, unceasing action, even when nobody prays. For example, think of all the involuntary movements happening inside your body right now - your heart beats and your lungs breathe, your ears hear, eyes blink - all of that, if we believe the Bible, is overseen by God. For in him we live and move and exist . we are his offspring (Acts 17:28, NLT). Our fragile form is literally resting in God s hands. ....
Ask Pastor Adrienne column: The delightful delay Adrienne Greene
Dear Pastor, America is in a political mess and we’re almost out of time. Why would God delay justice like this? A: Your opinions and feelings are shared by millions, I assure you. Yet we must remember that when God’s gavel hammers the bench in favor of righteousness and truth, the opposition is hammered down with it; some of them innocent and diabolically mislead. Justice is tricky business and there are casualties God wants to avoid. When the cup of wickedness is full … when God decides the time is right … he will address our chaos as only he can. Not a minute before and not a minute too late. Our job as Christians is to stay the course on our proverbial knees. Don’t give up and for heaven’s sake, don’t stop trusting God’s ability to demonstrate his perfect will regarding our government and its leaders. If God’s people are praying, his hand is still moving. ....
Ask Pastor Adrienne: Christmas renegades: The Magi Adrienne Greene More Content Now Q: Dear Pastor, The Magi who visited Jesus birth were not Christians, yet they worshiped him. Why would they have done this? A: Thank you for reminding me of that wonderful part of the Christmas story in the Book of Matthew; chapter two (verses 1-12.) There are many interesting and unusual facts surrounding those Magi ( wise men ) that are worth delving into; your provoking question being one of them. They were not Christians, no. But, technically speaking, there were no Christians on the earth at that time at all. Jesus hadn t yet launched a movement called Christianity since he was still in diapers. (It would be about 30 years before the world labeled Jesus followers after his name.) The Magi kneeled in worship because they were in the presence of the power of God, the most-high priest and the mightiest king. The experience may have buckled their knees. ....