Gathered Around the Fire

Social Distancing for the Church  began a long long time ago.   In the Puritan age, it was thought that to remain true to God, one must remove themself from all exposure to the world.  By creating this physical distance from the world, it was hoped it would maintain a spiritual purity.  The church has traditionally programmed its members to remove themselves from any engagement in the 'secular' world.  'Come out from among them and be ye separate'  Advised to avoid worldly situations, to remain pure.  In doing so we have abdicated our role in being 'salt' in the world. And in so doing we have let non-believers redefine the institutions of culture, to cast their vision and their agenda for the Seven Mountains of Influence removing God from them.  Family - We caved in and let our cultur e redefine marriage and family . And that redefinition has since crept back into our churches. Isolation does not produce purity.  Family  Marriage Discipline Divorce Abortion Reli

THE CRY FOR JUSTICE in the streets...  I had a thought this morning Friday, June 5th as some friends came together for weekly conversation and prayer.  It was this phrase from the protesters in Minneapolis... NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.  Against the backdrop of high-level politicians 'concern' for transmission of COVID-19, and their decision to keep people inside their homes and limit social engagement, we now see thousands of people on the streets and in the park's standing and marching shoulder-to-shoulder across the cities of America. Lifting up their voices in a cry for Justice. Justice has been a prophetic theme voiced for the last five years. Jerame Nelson in October 2015 at the prophetic conference a call for Justice.  There are three forces - at work right now in the streets of America!  Grassroots reaction to police brutality - Blacks and Whites alike are  crying out for justice . Professional Activists - Posters, bull horns, chants, pushing their political agenda .  L