The Retreat is over…back to the front lines! But not without a visit to Lake Louise first.
For the past 3 days I’ve not been out of the hotel….meetings, meetings, meetings. What is wrong with that picture?! Here we are nestled into the beautiful setting of Kananaskis and I haven’t even been for a walk out to the edge of the plateau. Not to worry we will have a break tomorrow before heading to Calgary on Saturday and then home.That being said I am grateful for a time of refreshment and reflection. We were blessed by the presentations, music and fun of the retreat.
From Sandra’s presentation comes another quote:
“The devil has seldom done a cleverer thing than hinting to the Church that part of their mission is to provide entertainment for the people, with a view to winning them…providing amusement for the people is nowhere spoken of in Scriptures as a function of the Church…The need is bibilical doctrine, so understood and felt that it sets men (and women) on fire.”
– Charles Spurgeon.
I wouldn’t want you to think we’ve spent these days beating up on churches – our own or others – for how they present the Gospel. Far from it, we have been engaged in discovering what Jesus said to the Churches of Revelation regarding their state of spiritual well being, and asking ourselves and each other are we as a Church fulfilling our mandate? Are we faithful to our calling and to the proclomation of the Truth?
Hybrid Thoughts 