We Christians are pilgrims! We pastors are pilgrims. For decades we may reside in a denomination but that clearly cannot be our identity. We are on the move. A sense of homelessness from time to time is healthy- perhaps a prompting that embraces the reality of the faith walk.
The screeching egoic need for societal validation from these quasi celebrities irritates me to no end. While I have sympathy for the individuals... our society has devolved into a mass of pathetic Naval gazers who need others to pat them on the head and tell them that it will be okay and that they are good people. How did we become so weak in character? Well the "men without chests" are going to get ground up in the world that's coming. Buckle up kiddies because it's going to be a bumpy ride and most of you in the West are not ready for it.
And in our social media sphere I can hit a little button to "like" your post. Does that validate you as a person, no, I don't know you at all.
We do need stronger character in the West. I do agree that we are in for a bumpy ride and I can only hope that we all find some backbone soon. We're all still very comfortable.
...I agree and would argue that social media is a Dance with the Devil...oops...sorry... I know we're using other terminology now to accommodate our materialistic friends so I apologize.:-) this dance is on a Razor's Edge where one side is edification and lifting people up with thought-provoking conversations and education while on the other side falling into a spiral of self-aggrandizement and ego fulfillment.... funny how most people that confess a religious belief system live their lives as if they are atheists. Go ahead and play with powers and principalities but never forget that they are real.... and certainly don't come crying to me on YouTube saying you don't believe anymore when all your hopes and dreams for fame come crashing down around your ears... people will find my words unsympathetic but I am sympathetic to those who are manipulated by those who have used this medium for their own selfish ends. I'm sympathetic to the legions who entertain doubts driven into their souls by people they trusted because they saw them on a media platform. To those who led them astray I cannot find any compassion.
I suppose I am addressing all of those who think that they can control the "one ring" and use it for good without getting burned... as to my annoyance... well I would suppose that it is with the never-ending drama that social media seems to want to interject into my life. I visit these channels to be educated and inspired and oftentimes I leave after being inflicted with other people's interpersonal conflict. Paul loves the slow motion emotional train wreck of western humanity whereas I am annoyed with it...
We Christians are pilgrims! We pastors are pilgrims. For decades we may reside in a denomination but that clearly cannot be our identity. We are on the move. A sense of homelessness from time to time is healthy- perhaps a prompting that embraces the reality of the faith walk.
The screeching egoic need for societal validation from these quasi celebrities irritates me to no end. While I have sympathy for the individuals... our society has devolved into a mass of pathetic Naval gazers who need others to pat them on the head and tell them that it will be okay and that they are good people. How did we become so weak in character? Well the "men without chests" are going to get ground up in the world that's coming. Buckle up kiddies because it's going to be a bumpy ride and most of you in the West are not ready for it.
And in our social media sphere I can hit a little button to "like" your post. Does that validate you as a person, no, I don't know you at all.
We do need stronger character in the West. I do agree that we are in for a bumpy ride and I can only hope that we all find some backbone soon. We're all still very comfortable.
...I agree and would argue that social media is a Dance with the Devil...oops...sorry... I know we're using other terminology now to accommodate our materialistic friends so I apologize.:-) this dance is on a Razor's Edge where one side is edification and lifting people up with thought-provoking conversations and education while on the other side falling into a spiral of self-aggrandizement and ego fulfillment.... funny how most people that confess a religious belief system live their lives as if they are atheists. Go ahead and play with powers and principalities but never forget that they are real.... and certainly don't come crying to me on YouTube saying you don't believe anymore when all your hopes and dreams for fame come crashing down around your ears... people will find my words unsympathetic but I am sympathetic to those who are manipulated by those who have used this medium for their own selfish ends. I'm sympathetic to the legions who entertain doubts driven into their souls by people they trusted because they saw them on a media platform. To those who led them astray I cannot find any compassion.
Who are you addressing and why do you seem so angry about it?
I suppose I am addressing all of those who think that they can control the "one ring" and use it for good without getting burned... as to my annoyance... well I would suppose that it is with the never-ending drama that social media seems to want to interject into my life. I visit these channels to be educated and inspired and oftentimes I leave after being inflicted with other people's interpersonal conflict. Paul loves the slow motion emotional train wreck of western humanity whereas I am annoyed with it...
The links you provided to two substack articles are broken.
Fixed the Burgis one. If you click on the graphic of the Skojec article it should work fine.
Thanks for fixing the link, very thought provoking...saw you podcast with Dryher, really enjoyed it. Hope you all can chat again.
Longing for Home by Frederick Buechner resonates well with this.
Thank you, Paul.