"I have begun to fear we have a reckoning coming that echoes less King’s arc and more the apocalyptic imagery James Baldwin used in his book which I chose as the reading material while on silent retreat the week before my ordination to Christian ministry: God gave Noah the rainbow sign; No more water, the fire next time. So let me zoom in on the world in which I live and work and have the most influence, and that is the mainline Protestant church of the late 20th and early 21st century. I want to offer five temptations that humanity has struggled with its entire existence, but which we post-moderns are wrestling with in particularly challenging ways right now. And, lest you think I have given up all hope, I will conclude by offering what I think are antidotes to each and what people of faith, in particular, can do to help change the course of history for the good."
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“I Can’t Stand The Pain!” – March 4, 2011 Sermon
Sermon for Sunday, March 4, 2012 Mark 8:31-38 “I Can’t Stand The Pain!” Franklin Circle Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Cleveland, Ohio ~ http://www.FranklinCircleChurch.org Rev. Allen V. Harris, Pastor & Preacher To hear this sermon podcast, click here: 120304SermonPodcast To see this sermon on video, go to: http://youtu.be/XyornP9pw8M I really cannot stand pain. Oh,… Continue reading “I Can’t Stand The Pain!” – March 4, 2011 Sermon